I want to share with you my belief in your power to change this country and this world.
Hope and optimism have defined my political career, and I continue to be hopeful and optimistic about Canada. Young people have been a great source of inspiration for me.
I think Paul Martin doesn't mean what he says. He said he would clear this sort of thing up and he didn't do it.
If I've tried to bring anything to federal politics, it's the idea that hope and optimism should be at their heart.
If it's a flash it's been an awfully long flash. I've been around for 20 years in one of the largest media and political markets in the country, so I'd call it more of a slow burn.
Some people think the NDP may want to get rid of the monarchy but I can assure you that that's absolutely not the case. My Dad was a big time monarchist and so am I.