Mr. Speaker, I rise in the House today to honour three extraordinary Paralympians from my riding of Vancouver Granville: Nathan Clement, Peter Isherwood and Julia Hanes.
In particular, I would like to highlight Nathan Clement. This summer, Nathan took home the silver medal from the Paris Paralympic Games in the men's T1 individual road time trial. He was also a swimmer at the Rio Paralympics and holds the Canadian record in the 50-metre butterfly.
Meeting Nathan was an incredible reminder of his dedication and commitment to competition and community, which has inspired so many of us.
Through my own work, I have had the privilege of experiencing first-hand the power of sports in bringing us together, but these Paralympians are absolutely something else. It is such a privilege to be able to rise in the House and, on behalf of all of us, congratulate not just Nathan, Julia and Peter but also every single Paralympian. They have made us so very proud.