Mr. Speaker, the new Conservative Party of Canada is an historic move forward for Canadian democracy.
Voters will now have a broad-based, competitive and energetic alternative to the tired and troubled Liberals.
The coming together of renewed Conservative forces has been achieved by significant goodwill at the constituency level.
My riding of Calgary—Nose Hill has proven to be a superb example of this forward thinking.
I would like to pay tribute to the leadership and dedication of Calgary—Nose Hill constituency president Dr. John Huang and vice-president Mel Johnson. Led by these two fine and capable Canadians, our board includes executive officers Jason Hatcher, Stephen Bin, Jeff Henwood, Gerrie van Ieperen and Frank Hickey, as well as a large number of other committed and hardworking members.
It is with great pleasure and anticipation that I enter a new chapter in public life working with this dynamic group of people for the success of the Conservative Party of Canada.