Mr. Speaker, in this House, Canadians expect that we respect one another and that we unite efforts on Canada's economic action plan and on nurturing our fragile economic recovery.
This summer we all met with our constituents. Personally, I listened to the message they were sending me.
Actually, it is a high school student who shared with me his understanding and his wisdom about leadership.
The primary characteristic of strong leadership is the ability to inspire others to give their very best.
When employers, teachers or parents want employees, students or children to give their best performance, they first make them feel safe.
When people feel safe, they will take risks. They will risk trying, risk doing their best. They will even risk being honest.
Once they have experienced the joy of excellence, that experience and that joy can truly be habit forming.
This message applies to all of us.