My colleagues are telling me to slow down. Obviously this is something that I’m very passionate about, as you can tell.

We need to think outside of the box. As I said, when I found myself in that situation, the only thing that saved me in a small, northern town was a lady that I knew that stayed home all day and baked and watched soap operas. Now, she didn’t talk a lot and she wasn’t a lot of help to me, but she was there. Because I was afraid to go in. I was afraid to stay home. I didn’t know where to go. My husband had to go to work because he had a job. These are the kinds of pressures that people are faced with.

So when I say “think outside the box,” I think we need to do more with the idea of having people in all of our communities who are there to be a support with people who are struggling. People who can receive training on helping people and

sometimes just to be there and help people and support people through these things. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.