translate English to French: Honourable senators, thank you for the opportunity to speak on this my last sitting day in the Senate, and to speak on a subject that all of you know means so much to me.
Honorables senateurs, merci de me ´ permettre de prendre la parole a mon dernier jour de seance au ` ´ Senat pour aborder une question qui, vous le savez tous, me tient ´ ` beaucoup a cœur.