Mr. Speaker, today we salute a woman of conviction, the leader of the New Democratic Party, who was also the leader of her party in Nova Scotia. Her popularity there certainly helped the NDP to make significant inroads in the Atlantic region during the 1997 federal election.
Trained as a social worker, justice, equity and the right to quality government services have always been at the core of this leader's concerns, as well as international justice.
While we may not share her vision of Quebec-Canada relations, the member for Halifax has always been very respectful of Quebecers, and for this we thank her.
We wish her good luck in her future endeavours, we only wish there were more people like her in politics.