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I think because we're such a trading nation, I think Canadians understand that first and foremost we're part of the global economy.

To be complex does not mean to be fragmented. This is the paradox and the genius of our Canadian civilization.

We're always flexible and pragmatic... It's always important to watch the unemployment rate and to make sure that we can keep most Canadians working. We were successful in that back in 2008-09.

Certainly, I think Canada is many years ahead of the curve and still the great global pioneer.

For example, the Prime Minister earlier this year talked about the importance of the Arctic to our future. He's right. A hundred years from now, the strength of Canada is going to be coming from our resources in the Arctic.

I wish the government and the Minister of Justice would address these legal and constitutional arguments, but they refuse to. They want Canadians to go blindly into their brave new world, but it is not wise for a society to move blindly in any direction.

There are great challenges before you, from the overwhelming nature of climate change to the unfairness of an economy that excludes so many from our collective wealth, and the changes necessary to build a more inclusive and generous Canada. I believe in you.

I trust Canadians to be able to look at the different parties, the different leaders, the plans, the teams, and make a responsible choice. And I'm very, very confident that's exactly what Canadians are going to do.

Ah, the intractable Canadian problem: Winter and finery are basically incompatible.

Canada's north is going to change a lot in the new few years. We have every resource imaginable up north.