Mr. Young, I think it's so important that we recognize this man, his significance, and his contributions to Canada so our young people have a role model, have somebody they can look up to and say, if Lincoln overcame all these obstacles and odds and racism and discrimination...by his own professor when he was in law school....
He stood up against a professor because he felt he made a derogatory comment that he shouldn't have made. It gives encouragement to our young people by saying, listen, you're going to face obstacles but you're going to also have to stand up for yourself. Lincoln did that and that's why, increasingly, as you indicated in your comments, he was given more roles. He was called out of sort of retirement to come and deal with issues within our community. He was like the glue. If Lincoln said so, you ought to act upon it. That was the kind of messaging that I believe we need more of in this country as we move forward in this diverse mosaic that we live in. It's so important that we pull out these heroes, just like yesterday we recognized Elisapee, who started the Angel Street project with respect to women and violence in Nunavut. There are great Canadians across this country who are doing some incredible work that is inspirational to our young people. For me, that is why I'm so passionate about moving this bill forward.
Again, colleagues, I want to thank you for your support. I know that this will be great for all of our youth and great for all Canadians.