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A government serves people, and when a government delivers services, they deliver them to real people — people who live, who laugh, who cry, who suffer, who yell out in pain, who love and are loved.

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No one believes they’re the bad guy in a discussion or a debate. Patience and understanding can go a long way to connecting with people, even when you disagree.

Votes are not owned, they're earned. And I will continue to work hard every single day for as long as I have the honour of serving North Vancouver-Lonsdale to deserve their support.

Do not despair, my dear friends; instead, let us redouble our commitment to life beyond the pandemic in the actions we must take today.

Don’t be afraid to listen and allow new information to change your mind and your decisions.

I’d like to talk very specifically today about the issue of urban congestion, as I recognize that rural and remote communities face and experience transportation challenges very differently.

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Bureaucracy and social harmony are inversely proportional to each other.

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There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.

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