Merry Christmas!

Christmas is a time of giving and sharing. We gather with family and friends to renew our bonds, to laugh together, and to reflect on the year gone by.

Christmas often brings out the best of our generous Canadian spirit. We turn to those less fortunate and offer a helping hand. This year, that helping hand is more important than ever. Those among us who have lost jobs or are worried about their future need support and New Democrats will do whatever we can to be there for you.

I also wish to extend Christmas greetings to members of the Canadian Forces celebrating Christmas far from their homes and loved ones this holiday season.

Christmas celebrates the beginning of new hope. That is something we all can believe in and we all need a little of now and then.

So Merry Christmas to you on behalf of all New Democrats.