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CANADA 2nd SESSION • 36th PARLIAMENT • VOLUME 138 • NUMBER 22 OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) Wednesday, December 15, 1999 THE HONOURABLE GILDAS L. MOLGAT SPEAKER CONTENTS (Daily index of proceedings appears at back of this issue.) Debates: Chambers Building, Room 943, Tel. 996-0193 Published by the Senate Available from Canada Communication Group — Publishing, Public Works and Government Services Canada, Ottawa K1A 0S9, Also available on the Internet: http://www.parl.gc.ca 497 THE SENATE Wednesday, December 15, 1999 The Senate met at 1:30 p.m., the Speaker in the Chair. Vladimir Luchenko, Valery Vasiliev, Uri Liapkin and a fellow by the name of Goosiv. The sons were Olag Mikhalov and Prayers. Alexander Kharlamov. Did this team make an impression? I would say no doubt — especially if impression means the rendition of volume and SENATORS’ STATEMENTS perspective through toned colour to achieve light effects that eliminate outline. Some senators would say that I am talking more about a Monet painting or a Cézanne. However, that is not HOCKEY LEGENDS true. This team left in the minds of the Russians a masterpiece in behaviour, team spirit, determination and sportsmanship. I was TEAM CANADA 1999 proud to be part of it all. Hon. Francis William Mahovlich: Honourable senators, In turn, the Russians could not do enough for us. If Marie today I should like to describe my version of Team Canada 1999. wanted to visit the Bolshoi, the Pushkin or the subway station, It has been 27 years since the “Series of the Century” in 1972, we had Olag and Stash, the bodyguards, at our disposal. when the world stopped for a moment to witness Canada’s great Everything was the opposite of 1972: accommodation, food win. Now, as then, there are political overtones. Our trip was and entertainment. organized mainly by Mr. Alexander Tikanov, who will be running for governor of the area. Mr. Tikanov is not only a political whiz but also has more Olympic and sports medals than The trip included a game in St. Petersburg and a visit to the any of our senators. Hermitage, the winter palace of the Czars. We travelled overnight by train and visited the new hockey arena that will The purpose of my trip was to witness firsthand the changes in stage the World Junior Hockey Championships in April 2000. Moscow and Russia since 1972 and to play the rubber match we Canada will be well represented. The executive in charge gave won in 1972 and lost in 1974. The team consisted of Hall of us a tour and explained that the rink was 80 per cent finished and Famers Guy Lafleur and his son, Gilbert Perreault and his son, would be ready for 2000 — and it has a seating capacity of Marcel Dionne, Steve Shutt and Brad Park. Goaltender Richard 12,000 — at a cost of $75 million. When I asked where the Sévigny and Gaston Gingras helped fill up the roster, along with money came from, he mentioned the bank and some others, including my son, Ted Mahovlich. large investors. To summarize the match, Guy Lafleur was outstanding in Among the highlights of the trip were the changes that have game number one, scoring a hat trick. The father-son taken place. We visited the Kremlin, where Yeltsin had just combination of Frank and Ted Mahovlich scored with minutes to finished a meeting with Leonid Kuchma, President of the go in the second game, and Frank was voted the star of the game! Ukraine. Hon. Senators: Hear, hear! The Hon. the Speaker: I am sorry, Senator Mahovlich, but your speaking time has expired. Senator Mahovlich: The trophy will be displayed in my office. Senator Lynch-Staunton: Overtime, please! Game number three was a shootout, with the Russians winning Some Hon. Senators: Shootout! 5-3. If the coaches had made a mistake so far, it was in choosing the players for the shootout. I did not get a chance. The coaches were Hall of Famers Ivan Cournoyer and Bobby Hull. The Hon. the Speaker: Do you wish leave to continue? For game number four, we did not want to leave anything to Senator Mahovlich: Yes, Your Honour. chance, so everyone was ready to play the game of their lives. The outcome, 5-2 in our favour, was thanks to the sons, The Hon. the Speaker: Honourable senators, is it agreed? Marc-André Perreault, Martin Lafleur and Edward Mahovlich, who scored two goals. Hon. Senators: Agreed. The Russians also had great players from the 1972 series: Boris Mikhalov, Alexander Yakushev, Alexander Maltsev, The Hon. the Speaker: Please continue. 498 SENATE DEBATES December 15, 1999 • (1340) ALBERTA Senator Mahovlich: The Kremlin has been refurbished to the APPOINTMENT OF LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR LOIS HOLE tune of U.S. $350 million and it is a building of which Russia can be proud. I have been to Washington, France, Beijing and Australia. Nothing compares to the job that was done on the Hon. Joyce Fairbairn: Honourable senators, I am sure other famous roofs of the Kremlin where, at one time, the czars and the honourable senators from Alberta join me in drawing the czarinas ruled. If any senator has the opportunity to visit Russia, attention of the Senate to the change in the position of the seeing the Kremlin is a must. lieutenant-governor in our home province. Mr. Pavel Boredin, the third in command, was kind enough to Bud Olson, our old friend and, to those of us on this side, explain in detail what all the rooms represented and their much-beloved colleague, is stepping aside, and the post will be functions both for the Communist Party and for the czars. The filled early in the new year by another good friend, a great lady place was so vast, it felt like our Parliament buildings could be by the name of Lois Hole. Lois is a businesswoman, an author, a placed in one room, and there were three rooms of that size. broadcaster and an education activist who has served for some 30 years in various capacities on the boards of school districts in It is quite intimidating when President Yeltsin has a meeting in and around the city of St. Albert. She has generously offered her one of these rooms and there is a desk, two chairs, and all the volunteer support in efforts within her community and the city of other furniture is moved out. The pillars are made of malachite Edmonton, where she is much admired for her skill and spirited and lapis lazuli, with paintings of Russian historic heroes good humour. She and her husband Ted have become household adorning the walls. names not just in Alberta but throughout Canada and beyond for their extraordinary horticultural achievements through the greenhouse operation that bears their name. As the Holes built The one thing about Russia that remains constant is the habit their farm and their business, they also raised Bill and Jim, who of making toasts and speeches. We had to fill our shot glasses are their partners. with water after a couple of vodkas in order to keep up with them. Lois Hole’s advice is sought throughout North America and, in the past five years, she has spoken to some 600 groups and The highlight of the trip was a visit to the cemeteries with the businesses. She was awarded the Order of Canada and became wives and sons of the hockey coaches and players. The Russians Chancellor of the University of Alberta a year and a half ago. make regular visits to honour their fellow players, such as Already, she has exhibited a zestful anticipation of her new Alexander Kharlamov, who passed away in 1981. The responsibilities as she intends to place a public focus on the headstones are works of art. For example, there was a bust of importance of education and learning for citizens of all ages. Tarasov on top of a piece of granite which was split in half with I wish her great success and will support her in any way I can. iron hockey sticks in the middle of the rock. I was so impressed and I took so many photos that I ran out of film. Honourable senators, Lois follows a wonderful gentleman, Bud Olson, a Medicine Hat farmer who for more than four Many of the Russians spoke to us about their coaches and decades has led a life of public service. He was a member of the players. As the captain of the team, I spoke about Tarasov, our House of Commons for 15 years and a senator from 1977 until he meeting in the early 1960s, and of my experiences witnessing became Lieutenant-Governor in 1996. Throughout his career, one of Kharlamov’s famous goals. Bud was recognized as one of the most skilled debaters and procedural experts of his time. He certainly was a great teacher to me in all the years of our friendship on Parliament Hill. The trip ended with a party at the Savoy Hotel and Russian-style entertainment and dancing. Both teams were present, unlike 1972 when the Russians did not show after losing. The constant element of Bud Olson’s service has been as a We all had books and programs to sign. In attendance was passionate and outspoken voice for the concerns of his province astronaut Julie Payette, who speaks five languages, including and, particularly, of the farm community. Overarching all of that Russian. Also present were Canadian Ambassador Rod Irwin and has been a fierce patriotism for this country and its unity, which Mrs.