All of the targets we've set are achievable, ... We're driving this process and we're forcing government to respond to our plan.

The commitments that are made are significant and it's going to be very, very difficult for any government to retreat from those commitments here,

The challenge is not to debate whether the right exists or not but how to get full effect of the right,

Canada has a Third World in its front yard and back alleys,

Canada has a Third World in its front yard and back alleys. That is a national tragedy and an international embarrassment.

It highlighted the extreme circumstances that many of our communities live in - poor drinking water, poor health care, poor housing, poor schools, no recreational facilities, high unemployment.

I know there are pessimists and cynics who think this process will fail. I disagree.

It needs to be addressed immediately. We can't afford to wait,

That is a national tragedy and an international embarrassment.

It's a wonderful day, ... I know that every moment has been worthwhile. Justice has prevailed.