It has been an incredible honour and privilege to serve Ontarians as their premier.

There is kind of a typical experience as a premier. You go in, you win a couple, you get out. Go serve on boards, take your head out of the political ringer and take on a much more private life.

When we talk about the minimum wage, we have to ask ourselves what it is that we owe both our workers and employers. I think clearly we owe them fairness.

The baby boom is about to become a patient boom.

So I am, in fact, very optimistic about the future of my federal party.

I've tried to lead a progressive, activist government.