There are really so many benefits. I've often told people that my kids can learn how to cook from a cookbook. They can't read a piece of paper and learn how to be a leader. They're following me. They're watching me. I think that I have raised four very well-rounded children who have had a lot of unique experiences. In our small community we don't even have a restaurant, for goodness sake. If an MP or a MLA came to visit me when I was mayor, they had supper at my table with my children sitting around. My children were part of the conversation. I have absolutely no regrets. They are strong leaders, and have proven this even through school, being president of the student's union. My son, who just graduated, is going into political studies, and I know that he will be a politician one day. It's in his blood.
There's a ton of benefits. As I said, it's the exposure, the knowledge. I have always shared with them. When I left, they knew where I was going, what I was doing, and what we were going to be talking about. My children know more about world politics and life than probably most adults, truthfully. As I said, you can't pick up a piece of paper and learn from a book. That's the type of education and those are the experiences that they've had, and they'll be enriched because of that forever.