Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for the very kind words. They emphasize that in this place we can trade passionate, partisan barbs and can passionately disagree, but that does not mean there is hatred toward each other.
It is our job to passionately defend the people who send us here and the ideas that drive the very core of who we are. As a rural Canadian, I am very proud to have been that voice for rural east central Alberta over the last five and a half years. While I am stepping back now, I can assure those people that I will do everything I can to ensure that Pierre Poilievre is given the support he needs if he has the honour of sitting in the chair of Battle River—Crowfoot.
Let me simply conclude with this. All of us in this place, with humility, grace and passion, can represent our constituents well. I hope that is a lesson I have imparted on all members as I vacate this seat and offer it up for a by-election in the near future.