The Hon. the Speaker: Honourable senators, I wish to draw your attention to the presence in the gallery of Ms. Nicole Baptiste, Mr. Allen Alexandre and the artists invited to exhibit their works by the Centre culturel afro-canadien de Montréal and by Mosaïque interculturelle. They are the guests of the Honourable Senator Mégie.

On behalf of all honourable senators, I welcome you to the Senate of Canada.