In the case of Alberta, we saw some support for the coal transition—not enough—and of course far more went to the coal companies than to communities and workers. This is what I'm trying to get at. There's stuff that's happening, but we need that hopeful and compelling alternative, that counter-offer. That's what I hope people will see in the proposal that I'm making to you.
Honourable members, this is the “make it or break it” decade for us and our kids. Again another civilizational threat is on our doorstep. You have all been elected at a historic time. A couple of decades from now, when you find yourselves in conversation with your kids and grandkids and nieces and nephews about your time in office, they're going to be curious. You'll all no doubt have things to point to, accomplishments that you feel some pride in. Then they will realize that you were elected into leadership in the first half of this decade. They're going to want to know what we did on this file.