Mr. Speaker, it is my great pleasure to rise to speak to the designation of January 21 as Lincoln Alexander Day in memory of his myriad contributions to Canada: as a young man who fought for his country, as a lawyer, as Canada's first black member of Parliament and first black cabinet minister, as Her Majesty's representative in Ontario, as chancellor of the University of Guelph, as a husband, and as a father.
Monsieur le Président, je suis très heureux de pouvoir prendre la parole au sujet de la désignation du 21 janvier comme Journée Lincoln Alexander, en souvenir des innombrables contributions de cet homme au Canada. Dans sa jeunesse, il s'est battu pour son pays.