Mr. Speaker, faith is a word that has meant so much to so many, yet in today's world, often those who have faith are mocked as being naive or even ignorant. The truth is that faith is the very foundation of our civilization, bracing humanity against the unrelenting storms of life by providing us hope of something greater and better than ourselves. It acts as a north star leading us home and empowers great men, such as Lord Wilberforce in his unrelenting fight against slavery, to call out injustice and speak truth in a dark and divided world.
Canada is facing challenging times. Many struggle just to get through the day, but all is not lost. We press on to build a better nation and a better future. As we move forward to build better days and have a better future, may we all take faith, have faith and keep the faith.