Going out to every part of New Brunswick. I think especially to begin to work with young people and in the schools about fundamental changes that we need to make in how we use energy.

I'm at a point in my life where I very much want to continue to work on public policy, on measures that we can adopt to improve life for all the citizens in the province. But I'm also at a point in my life where I want to do that without the demands of being in politics.

[The work would have implications for wider medical research.] People with Down's syndrome suffer from the same diseases as the rest of the population, but they are particularly susceptible, ... Research that helps people with Down's syndrome will help the rest of us.

We really have to make profound changes. I'm really looking forward to working hard and diligently . . . To make sure we can change our ways and fulfill our responsibility to future generations.

[Then, there is the immense challenge of the actual task she has embraced: To transform the thinking of an entire province of gas-guzzling, car-loving, fossil-fuel addicts.] We really have to make profound changes, ... I'm really looking forward to working hard and diligently . . . To make sure we can change our ways and fulfill our responsibility to future generations.

From the time you're a junior, adults keep telling you about patience and hard work and using your head, but until you've been knocked down a few times and have to get back on your feet all by yourself, you probably haven't learned the lessons.