I have said explicitly from day one when I announced this policy in, I believe, November of 2011, that I and our government oppose the idea of banning the wearing of the niqab in public.

Rural Alberta is a lot less homogeneous than it used to be, partly because of my immigration policies.

I think I've chosen the right path.

Sometimes there are no good choices for government.

I do believe there is absolutely space for legitimate debate in a liberal democracy about immigration selection, screening and integration.

It's easier for opposition members to condemn the government at the drop of a hat if they don't understand.

I thought very seriously having something more like a normal life where I might have my weekends and evenings off, and be able to read and have a more robust personal life.