So I love the people, the food's amazing, the weather is amazing, and the sunshine really gives us a chance to do something different. Who has had the greatest influence on your political career? Well, I am the son of an immigrant and the son of someone who went down to the south in 1964 as a freedom rider. My mother talked about the struggles of growing up working class in Atlantic Canada. And I have to say it's hard for me to make a choice between either of my parents. (07:32–07:48)
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