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.

Well, I say it's time to take Stephen Harper to the woodshed!

There are great challenges before you, from the overwhelming nature of climate change to the unfairness of an economy that excludes so many from our collective wealth, and the changes necessary to build a more inclusive and generous Canada. I believe in you.

So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world.

Free speech is one of our fundamental principles and it's pretty hard to speak freely when people are yelling at you when it's your turn. That would never be allowed in a classroom or in any other kind of meeting.

The responsibility of a minister is to step aside when there is a criminal investigation of the department. That protects the propriety of Parliament and of responsible government.