Montreal Alouettes Centre recognized for possessing and demonstrating commendable attributes of Canada's Veterans.
OTTAWA, Nov. 23, 2017 /CNW/ - Canadians take pride in the nation's rich history and military heritage, and a large measure of that is owed to the selfless service and contributions of Canada's Veterans, still-serving members, and those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. Veterans Affairs Canada is committed to honouring and remembering each of them.
Sherry Romanado, Parliamentary Secretary to Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, the Canadian Football League (CFL) Commissioner, Randy Ambrosie, and Jackie Gaudaur, daughter of the late Jack Gaudaur, presented the Jake Gaudaur Veterans' Award to Luc Brodeur-Jourdain, centre for the Montreal Alouettes.
Mr. Brodeur-Jourdain, this year's recipient, has made 97 consecutive starts at the centre position, one that not only requires strength and endurance because of the physical contact on every play, but a great knowledge of the game as well. In order to be on top of his game, he is always one of the first players to show up at the team's facility, well before sunrise. Off the field, he has been a pillar of the Together at School with the Alouettes Program, during which Alouettes players visit thousands of Quebec students in hundreds of schools in the off-season in order to help them make better decisions and to stay in school.
Veterans Affairs Canada and the Canadian Football League are proud to recognize Luc Brodeur-Jourdain as this year's recipient of the Jake Gaudaur Veterans' Award.
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"Congratulations to Luc Brodeur-Jourdain. His strength, courage, comradery and perseverance demonstrated is emblematic of the same qualities found in Veteran Jake Gaudaur, as well as other Veterans and still-serving members. The partnership between Veterans Affairs Canada and the Canadian Football League affords a great opportunity to highlight the strong and enduring relationship between sport and military."
The Honourable Seamus O'Regan, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence
"It is an honour to be part of the Jake Gaudaur Veterans' Award presentation today to Montreal Alouettes centre Luc Brodeur-Jourdain. Mr. Brodeur-Jourdain is clearly worthy of this prestigious award and is an extraordinary role model not only on the football field, but in his community as well. Jake Gaudaur, a hero on the football field and the battlefield, continues to be an inspiration for others and this award is one way that his legacy lives on."
Sherry Romanado, Parliamentary Secretary to Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence
"We are proud to celebrate Luc, his passion for our game and his commitment to those around him. Our league couldn't ask for a better ambassador or a more dedicated athlete and I cannot think of a higher honour than being mentioned in the same sentence as the veterans who have served this country with such selfless devotion and courage. With this award, we recognize Luc and join him in saluting our veterans."
Randy Ambrosie, Commissioner, Canadian Football League
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