Madam Speaker, the good people of Kings—Hants, for about 72 of 78 years, voted for Progressive Conservatives. It was a consistently blue riding, but it was a riding that was a moderate Progressive Conservative riding, and that tradition still continues. I identify as a blue Liberal. I identify as a business Liberal, and my constituents increasingly say that they do not recognize the type of party and the politics we are seeing from the federal Conservatives.
We will take ideas from all sides of the House. There are hon. members on the other side who I think contribute to the debate in this place in a responsible and reasonable manner. However, this will be an interesting week for the leader of the official opposition in terms of the membership voting in Calgary about what type of mandate they may give him moving forward.
People in Kings—Hants increasingly want to see a party and the type of politics that are about bringing people together, about finding solutions and about being reasonable and nuanced in our public policy, but increasingly what I see from the leadership of the Conservative Party, if not the backbench of the Conservative Party, is not a really nuanced and thoughtful approach. If they are serious about winning back ridings like Kings—Hants, they should actually try to find a way to be that way. If they want to continue down this path, it would be very beneficial for me and the Liberal Party to continue to hold the seats like Kings—Hants, because people expect moderation, not extremes, in their politics.