Dad was also determined to instil in me and my sister his love of the outdoors. My sister and I played spotlight in moonlit valleys and dared each other who was to jump first into snow-fed lakes. We crossed the Eglinton River, scrambled up to Dore Pass, and awoke in freezing Department of Conservation huts to see the sun touch the mountaintops. We grew strong, resourceful, and independent. I am pleased to join a Government that will protect our rivers and our biodiversity and that will preserve our wild and isolated places for tomorrow's teenagers.