Thank You from Chrystia Freeland
Dear Neighbours,
Today is my last day as your Member of Parliament.
Thank you for the privilege of serving you over the past twelve years, and therefore for the privilege of serving all Canadians and of raising Canada’s voice in the world.
These are dark and difficult days, at home and abroad. Thanks to the sacrifices of Canada’s greatest generation, we Canadians have helped to build, and been sheltered by, the rules-based international order. It is now broken, and has given way to an era of jungle rules, where might makes right.
In this new chapter in my life, I will be dedicated to lighting candles in this darkness, and to fighting for a world in which our True North Strong and Free can prosper. I will do so rooted in the certainty that our wonderful Canada is the best country in the world, and that we will continue, as we have at every testing moment in our history, to rise to today’s challenges.
Thank you to every friend who has knocked on doors with me, to every dedicated staffer I have worked with, and to every Canadian who has taken the time to vote in the past five elections when my name was on the ballot.
There is no higher honour in the world than being freely and fairly elected by your neighbours to serve them. I hope my experience will encourage a new generation of Canadians - especially women and girls - to stand up for our country at this critical time.
One of the great strengths of Canada’s representative democracy is that we live next door to people we elect. On runs in the ravine, in coffee shops, and at the grocery store, you have stopped me to offer critiques and compliments, and I have been guided and inspired by both. I have loved being your MP, and I am so lucky to be your neighbour.
With gratitude,
Chrystia
