 Thank you, Nave, for this wonderful welcome. Nave, you have done an incredible job as Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development. And it's your part, because you see that young Canadians and less young Canadians are ready to seize the opportunities offered to them. And Locho is the other thing that I know is a bit of a challenge for him. He is extraordinarily passionate about these teachers' awards. And he and his department work hard all year to make sure that this extraordinary crop of teachers that we celebrated are truly the best examples in Canada of amazing leadership towards students. And he looks forward to this, and he's excited about it, and he comes up on stage in his big day. And it's the Prime Minister's teaching awards. And I wander in and just sweep up all the credit, but him and his department do an extraordinary work in making these awards a reality, and we really couldn't do it without you and everyone. We all remember a teacher who marked us, someone who pushed us to go further, to dream bigger, or always aim higher, who helped us discover what we are passionate about, set our goals and overcome obstacles along the way. The job of teacher is more than just teaching kids how to deftly avoid split infinitives. Or the order of operations in math, although those are very important lessons. At the end of the day, being a teacher is about preparing kids to navigate a complicated world. It's about teaching young people how to stand on their own two feet and be confident that they can make a positive difference no matter what path they choose. As someone who spent a fair bit of time in the front of a classroom, I know exactly why you put in those extra hours. It's because every kid deserves to have someone in their corner who believes in the incredible person they already are and who they will become. I get asked a lot, and actually Nav made the mistake earlier in his introduction, which was otherwise quite excellent, of referring to me as a former teacher. There's no such thing as a former teacher. When you're a teacher, you're a teacher, and that's your calling. And those who don't know the profession might say, oh yeah, no, sure he's going to say he's a teacher because he thinks he has all the answers. And that's exactly what makes a good teacher is knowing you don't have all the answers. Knowing that your job isn't to give the answers to the kids. Knowing your job primarily is to teach your kids to ask questions and find the answers for themselves. Yes, the role of a teacher is more about empowering than anything else. If you look at a model of what makes for a good politician, bankers or lawyers or professionals, various ranges of paths you can take towards politics. Someone who learned from an early age how important it is to empower the people you are serving. You're responsible for and accountable to is the most important thing. And that's why I think being a teacher is probably the best possible way to learn to become a good politician and a good prime minister. And I thank you all for everything you do every single day as teachers to make our communities better, not just today, but tomorrow when they are peopled by the kids that you teach in your classrooms, day in, day out. Our government knows how much you work hard to give our children the best start in life, whether it's helping your students with their homework, their dinner time, or bringing a special attention to those who live in difficult situations at home. You are there for our young people and you deserve a government that is there for you. A government that recognizes the challenges you face and wants to help you raise them. Learn from our objectives is to make sure you have the necessary resources to adapt your curriculum to the reality of the world today. I don't teach you anything by saying that new technologies have completely transformed our ways of doing and our working environment. To help you prepare your students better, we are investing in programs that will help promote the teachers and students to the future. When one of your students tells you they want to become a coder, our government is ensuring you've got the tools to help make that happen. Our CanCode program is teaching students and educators alike how to code, a skill that's becoming more and more important in all ways in our changing economy. And when a student says that they want to become an astronaut, well we've got you covered there too. Our new Junior Astronauts program is a great resource for kids who dream of being the next David Saint-Jacques, and it also means, oh, I'm part of the next Mark Gerneau, there's nothing, Mark works very hard for all of you. It also means that you don't have to do a crash course in physics. Of course, none of these incredible programs would be possible without people like you. Teachers who go above and beyond to help our kids succeed. And your dedication as educators is precisely what we're honoring today with the Prime Minister's Awards for Teaching Excellence. To the recipients, I want to say thank you for your extraordinary work. Thank you for believing in our kids and making our future even brighter. Merci beaucoup, mes amis.