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House Hansard - 194

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 10, 2023 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 194 - May/10/23
Mr. Adam van Koeverden (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health and to the Minister of Sport, Lib.)
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Mr. Speaker, I just cannot thank my colleague enough on behalf of everybody in my riding whose family is struggling with the circumstances around a loved one's disability. I do not want to suggest all of them are struggling. Many of them thrive thanks to great community support. It is great because of a lot of volunteers. It is great because of organizations like the Special Olympics. There is an organization in my riding that is really special called the Special Friends Network. I have spoken to the member for Edmonton—Wetaskiwin about the Special Friends Network before and how it brings so many people together for sports, arts and all sorts of different things. It just does such extraordinary work. I just stood today to thank my friend and colleague for dedicating his private member's bill to this, and moreover, for dedicating much of his political career to standing up for people who live with disabilities. His work is exemplary and I thank him very much for it on behalf of everybody in Milton and across Canada who relies on this progress.
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