On February 23, 2010 Peter Van Loan, MP for York Simcoe and Canada’s Minister of International Trade joined Alexandre Bilodeau to celebrate Canada’s first Olympic Gold medal won on Canadian soil.
Minister Van Loan congratulated Bilodeau on his historic win as the Canadian gold medalist in men’s moguls. Bilodeau accepted a commemorative gold coin from the Royal Canadian Mint.
“Alex Bilodeau is an inspiration for Canadian athletes and young people in communities across our country,” said Minister Van Loan. "His is a remarkable story of hard work, determination and achievement. It is a story of a special family, supporting one another, to do great things. It is fitting that it was someone like Alex, who was the first Canadian to win Gold on our soil."
“As Canadians we can be proud of our athletes and their accomplishments throughout these games. I am honoured to be here to celebrate our athletes on behalf of the people of my riding of York Simcoe and all Canadians enjoying these winter games.”
Minister Van Loan joined athletes, sports fans and representatives of the Royal Canadian Mint at a special event to celebrate Bilodeau’s gold winning performance at the Royal Canadian Mint Pavilion in Vancouver.
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