Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I brought this up some time ago. I was quite surprised, Mr. Speaker, when I was in Deline and they were talking about Sir John Franklin's diary or some reference to his writing in terms of having Deline as the birthplace of ice hockey in Canada. I noticed over the last couple of years, there was some controversy in terms of the birth of ice hockey in Canada. It's good to know that there was some reference in Sir John Franklin's writing in terms of stating that they had some indication of ice hockey being played in 1825. That's a long time ago. That was way up in the stars yet, Mr. Speaker, in terms of those dates here.
But, Mr. Speaker, the North is also known as or referred to as the last frontier. However, Mr. Speaker, being the last frontier in Canada sometimes means being first by digging up old history records. Mr. Speaker, our great game of hockey is given credit by being the first place in Canada made reference to ice hockey in the Northwest Territories, especially in Deline.
Mr. Speaker, Sir John Franklin quoted in his diary in regards to ice hockey. He wrote, till the snow fell, the game of hockey, played on the ice, was the morning sport. Mr. Speaker, that's ever so true in today's history of Canada's great game that a lot of children, a lot of people, including some Members who are here in the Legislative Assembly, play hockey early in the morning. Mr. Speaker, I won't name names right now, but we have a great time.
Mr. Speaker, only 20 years later we also made reference to a document referring to ice hockey or hockey and that was in Windsor, Ontario.