I was part owner of the Saint John Sea Dogs—the Memorial Cup-winning Sea Dogs, I might add.
I'm going to read a quote for you. It was in an article you wrote that I read just last night.
“You have leaders that are really good at executing. ... There is this perfect marriage of visioning, a sense of urgency and this ability to execute and practise....”
You said poverty is a lot more than just money in the bank: it's mental health, recreation, food security, and access to good jobs.
I have a question. I have great respect for Medicine Hat and what you're doing here. I see a lot of parallels between that and what's going on in my city of Saint John, New Brunswick. You're lucky, because obviously you have great presenters this morning, as well as great people in your community, such as your mayor and community leaders like yourselves, and a good MP too. Not every city or community has that leadership. They still have the needs, but they just don't have that leadership.
Ms. Turner, can you talk to me about how important it is to have alignment between the three levels of government—federal, provincial, and local—and what we can do as a federal government to help that? Maybe, as I think someone said, it would be like a quarterback or something in the community. Can you elaborate on how important alignment is between the three levels?