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Well, thank you, Wadih. And good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. It's particularly good to see my former colleague, Mike Savage, the Mayor.
Last time I saw him, he was winning a prize in Ottawa from the Institute in Governance. And Wadih, you offered me a penthouse to live in Halifax?
Thanks to all of you for participating in this event.
Girls and women are powerful agents of change. That is why we need to ensure they have the tools and opportunities to build the world they desire.
We know that sexual and reproductive health is not only a matter of health. It's also about human rights and gender equality.
Women and girls are often the most marginalized, the poorest and the hardest-to-reach people in communities.
Thank you very much for inviting me here today. I'm so glad you were behind schedule, because I just got out of the House and I got to sit for 20 minutes or so and watch those fantastic, amazing projects that you have been working on. And I have to tell you, you energize us. This is exactly what we're looking for, what we're hoping for, and we want to be a partner with. So thank you for giving me that opportunity.
As you know, the Natural Resources Ministry covers a very wide range of subject matter and public policy, and I'm very happy to be with the wood folk today.