Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister will present at the Berlin Conference on Progressive Governance for the 21st Century, which begins tomorrow, Canada's way of governance to achieve the highest quality of life for Canadians and to promote our values internationally.
The governance of Canada is rooted in two democratic principles—representation in the elected House of Commons based on population and in the appointed Senate based on regions.
This reconciles Canada's vast geography with the uneven distribution of her diverse people and reflects our founding vision of a society committed to caring and compassion.
That is why we have entrenched medicare and equalization payments in Canada, where geography is no barrier to need and opportunity, prosperity is shared equitably, the poor are not oppressed and the rich are not privileged.
Therein lies the success of the Government of Canada, not in anything of itself, but in the attachment of a nation, and in the interest citizens feel to support it—the very essence of Canadian federalism that will help realize the human purpose in our global society.