I said I rise to take this call with measured trepidation, because I know that my people will judge me. But something also that I know is that my ancestors, my tūpuna, taught and passed on through the generations the importance of leadership, and with that the importance of values, and with that the importance of fearlessness in one's advocacy and representation. And that is a tool passed to me that was shaped and honed in my learnings and in my application as a lawyer and as an advocate: one of fearlessness.