OTTAWA — There were smiles, high fives and a whole lot of clanging of medals as more than 100 members of Canada’s Special Olympics national team filed into the House of Commons for a special ceremony Wednesday. It has become a tradition for MPs to congratulate Canadian Olympians in person on the floor of the House of Commons but it was the first time Special Olympics Canada athletes have been recognized this way. The team of 108 athletes brought home 121 medals from the Special Olympics world games in Austria last March. Bollenbach is seeking an extension of incremental funding granted to Special Olympics Canada in 2014 which expires at the end of March. The Special Olympics “attest to the life changing power of sport, something all Canadians should have the opportunity to experience,” he said.

Source: National Post November 29, 2017 22:52 UTC