Mr. Speaker, on November 14 thousands of Canadians came together in a new and historic process to choose the Right Hon. Joe Clark as the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.
Mr. Clark is a man of integrity. He has been all things to the Progressive Conservative Party, from youth president to Prime Minister of Canada. He is respected internationally for his work on human rights, free trade and building bridges with developing countries. He is respected here at home as a man who cares passionately about a united Canada. He is a proud Albertan. He has proven himself to be a man of vision. He was a fiscal conservative before it was popular to be a fiscal conservative.
He is a consensus builder. He believes in openness and democracy and he was chosen the leader of our party in the most open and democratic process ever to be held in Canada.
We look forward to Mr. Clark's principled leadership as he lays out his priorities for a brighter and stronger future for Canadians from across this great country.