I knew it would be close, but this is a little closer than I thought it would be. I respect the decision.

The companies we work with have repeatedly told us of their need for a skilled, educated workforce. We have a responsibility to respond to those needs.

I have a lot of people in caucus who gave me their support. I know from discussions with them that their level of comfort was higher with Rodney.

Obviously that day we lost some delegates, but we have also got more from other areas. We've moved on from there because we have to stay focused.

I'll tell you I would have preferred having a francophone in that post. It would have been preferable.

I thought Carmelo did a great job last year, but I don't think anybody's going to respect either one of these until they start producing wins in the playoffs.