Colleagues, there is a saying in politics that we are never so happy to see someone as we are on the day that they arrive and on the day that they leave.
I can say that that is not the case for the hon. member for Honoré-Mercier, who has shown that the House of Commons is a special place, where we can see the unanimity and collegiality that exists among us and the friendship that we have with one of our peers.
I commend the hon. member for Honoré-Mercier. He is a long-time friend. We have known each other for nearly 31 years. I have to say that he is right. He did have darker hair, but he still had a beard even then. He was a bit thinner, but just as handsome and elegant.
He loves his nation and his country to his core. I learned a lot from him. Everyone has said it: We will miss him. We will really miss my dear friend.
I want to thank him for everything that he taught me and for all the work that he has done here in Ottawa.
I wish him nothing but the best.
It is my duty pursuant to Standing Order 38 to inform the House that the questions to be raised tonight at the time of adjournment are as follows: the hon. member for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, Ethics; the hon. member for Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston, Housing; the hon. member for New Westminster—Burnaby, Health.