Today, I feel something deep in my heart. It’s not simple. It’s a mix of fear and hope, powerful and stubborn hope. A wise man once told me that hope is not a feeling, it is a possibility to live into. Those words have stayed with me through some of the hardest, and some of the most beautiful, moments of my life. And today, standing on the edge of this choice for our country, I know they are more true than ever.
Hope alone isn’t enough. It needs structure. It needs discipline. It needs leadership steady enough to carry it forward. Because if we can blend the abstract beauty of hope with the strong hands of purpose and skill, then we will not only save what matters most, we will build something even stronger.
Election Day tomorrow is not about the past. It’s about the future we choose, and the future we build, together. Canada has never been defined by anger or fear. We have been defined by what we build. By the bridges we forge. By the ground we cover. By the skies we dare to cross.
We have stood shoulder-to-shoulder with our allies through war and peace. We have led not with rage, but with courage. Not with bluster, but with principle. And as we face a more fractured world today, we must remember: Canada’s strength is not in how loud we shout.
It’s in how steady we stand, and how clearly we chart our course forward. We will need leadership that understands that. Leadership that knows calm hands fly through storms better than shaking fists. Leadership that thinks three steps ahead, not just one news cycle ahead.
Being immersed in aviation my entire life has taught me that: You don’t hand the controls to someone who panics at the first turbulence. You trust the pilot who steadies the course, stays calm under pressure, and never forgets the lives depending on every decision made at the controls. That’s the leadership Canada needs now.
More than sixty years ago, President John F. Kennedy stood in our Parliament and spoke of Canada’s strength, our independence, our leadership in the world. He reminded us that “what unites us is far greater than what divides us.” He saw in us what we must see in ourselves again: A nation capable of leading, not just surviving. Tomorrow, we face a choice between two very different paths. We can choose a manic, confrontational style that sees enemies in every corner. Or we can choose calm, steady leadership — grounded in knowledge, principle, and real strength. Mark Carney brings that strength.
Pierre Poilievre does not.
I don’t say this lightly. I say it as a parent, a grandparent, a fierce woman, and a Canadian who knows that steady hands, not shouting matches, guide people safely through uncertainty because leadership matters. Tone matters. Empathy matters.
Being progressive doesn’t mean being reckless. It means recognizing that empathy is not weakness, it’s the discipline and responsibility that good governance demands. It’s the steady eye on the horizon, no matter how rough the winds.
Canada is not broken. It is a house weathered by storms, needing care, yes, but standing strong because of the hands and hearts that built it. We don’t abandon a home when it needs repairs. We rebuild it.
Tomorrow, we choose whether to keep building or to tear down. We choose whether to steady the course or crash it into chaos. We choose whether hope leads or whether fear does.
We choose leadership. We choose the future. And in that choice, we choose Canada itself.
Choose wisely. Choose boldly. Choose the future.
Tomorrow isn’t just another day. It’s the moment we either lift this country higher, or watch it lose altitude from which we may never recover.
Nancy's Notes 