To other Canadians who are on journeys to defeat cancer and to live their lives, I say this: please don't be discouraged that my own journey hasn't gone as well as I had hoped. You must not lose your own hope.

If I've tried to bring anything to federal politics, it's the idea that hope and optimism should be at their heart.

Canadians can get Parliament working again. Here's how to do that: elect more New Democrats.

I want to share with you my belief in your power to change this country and this world.

To other Canadians who are on journeys to defeat cancer and to live their lives, I say this: please don't be discouraged that my own journey hasn't gone as well as I had hoped. You must not lose your own hope.

Politics matters. Ideas matter. Democracy matters, because all of us need to be able to make a difference.

So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world.