Mr. Speaker, I take great pride in announcing that two employees of the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs have been honoured nationally for their outstanding achievements in saving the lives of many northerners. I think it is important to recognize the excellent work of our employees and I want to take this opportunity to acknowledge Mike Ferris of Iqaluit and Kathryn Youngblut of Yellowknife for the national recognition both have received.

I would like to seek unanimous consent to continue my statement.