The word 'hero' (male) and 'heroine' (female) refers to characters (fictional or historical) that, in the face of danger and adversity or from a position of weakness, display courage and the will for self sacrifice – that is, heroism – for some greater good, originally of martial courage or excellence but extended to more general moral excellence. I'm just going to use the masculine form here for simplicity's sake but men certainly have no corner on the market. In the Old Testament history,…

Speech given in Huron-Bruce hosted by the Youth Caucus June 12, 2012

Greetings and thank you to all who have come out tonight but especially to the CHP youth caucus of Huron-Bruce who organized this meeting. It’s a great pleasure to be here again in your riding and so much the more because of the work being done by Jeanette Zekveld and those young people working with her. The last time…