Canada is a great country, one of the hopes of the world.

Hope and optimism have defined my political career, and I continue to be hopeful and optimistic about Canada. Young people have been a great source of inspiration for me.

I think Paul Martin doesn't mean what he says. He said he would clear this sort of thing up and he didn't do it.

Politics matters. Ideas matter. Democracy matters, because all of us need to be able to make a difference.

Ideas are always more important than money.

You can wait forever for perfect conditions or you can make do with what you have.

To other Canadians who are on journeys to defeat cancer and to live their lives, I say this: please don't be discouraged that my own journey hasn't gone as well as I had hoped. You must not lose your own hope.