Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak about families and family values. Two years ago during an election I spoke about families. The way I see it, strong families lead to strong communities. Mr. Speaker, indeed, when we speak of families, a large majority of us would picture grandmother, grandfather, mother, father, brother, sister, children and grandchildren. In fact, as a government, many of our programs and services are based on families. Housing, education, health care, and indeed many of our laws and regulations are set up to protect children and how, as a society, we raise them. Mr. Speaker, none of us would be here today if it was not for our mothers and our fathers who in a moment of intimacy conceived us. It is very important, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, when I come to this building on a daily basis, in the morning and sometimes late in the evening, using one of Mr. Picco's claims, I am reminded on a daily basis something that is special to me. It is a gift I received from my children and my wife. It is a cup that I drink my coffee from and on this cup it says, "Dad, Wise Teacher" and below that it says, "I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth". Mr. Speaker, as a government we set rules and regulations in place that govern the rest of our society or the territories. We should be basing those on truth and in the mornings when we come to meetings here, we ask for guidance and wisdom. I hope today we have all listened very carefully to the guidance and wisdom that is coming our way. Thank you.
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