When Sir John A Macdonald died in office, the person who spoke with eloquence about him was his opponent Laurier. When Chamberlain left office, his long time opponent Churchill reached out and praised him. When I left parliament Stephen Harper called me a “patriot”. That spirit has died, but it can be revived. Let us do that in this, Canada’s existential moment. Above all, right now, we are all Canadians, caught in a fight that is not of our choosing or making. But be aware that it is the fight of our lives. Those who dismiss and belittle us, and who then use economic force against us, should know that they have united and aroused us.