Mark Carney

amidst the worst tragedies.

Think of the good people of Tumbler Ridge.

When the unimaginable happened, first responders were at the school within two minutes, teachers shielded their children, neighbors held each other for comfort.

Right after the shooting, Jim Caruso packed his bags, traveled over a thousand kilometers to support families,

Jim said, I want to hug people, pray for them, and most importantly, cry with them.

That's Canada.

I'm right there with you.

Canada's new government is right there with you, inspired by hardworking, always caring Canadians.

From now on, for example, with our new Buy Canadian policy, when the federal government spends, we will select Canadian suppliers by default.

The days of our military sending 70 cents of every dollar to the United States are over.

A year ago, just over a year ago, in the midst of a blizzard,

We started down the road to make the best country in the world even better.

We should be under no illusions.

The path we've chosen is hard.

There'll be headwinds, black ice, steep climbs along the way.

We'll have to be pragmatic and determined to keep moving forward.

but this is the journey that we must make because we are meeting in the middle of a transformation that will define our country for generations.

And Canadians sense it.

Let's play it from the Coalition of the Willing to defend Ukraine to work.

We will not rest to working with Nordic countries in the UK to protect our Arctic.