Mr. Speaker, I am beaming.
I am happy. Today the Liberal Party has a new leader and we are very proud of him.
As the leader of the NDP so eloquently said in the House, “He is a committed Canadian and a man of principle and conviction”.
I also want to say how proud we are of all the candidates who began this race for leadership. I had the honour and the opportunity to get to know them well as we travelled across this country together meeting and talking with Canadians. I was inspired by their vision and their passion, their love for this country.
Three of them are not yet members of the House. Given their drive, commitment, courage and propensity for hard work, I have no doubt that we will be welcoming Martha Hall Findlay, Bob Rae and Gerard Kennedy to the House of Commons and to a new Liberal government very soon.