I had, in my legal practice, often encountered really shocking examples of the devastating impact of the costs of long-term medical care on meagre incomes. And, just before I was elected, I had my own personal experience in paying very considerable bills for my mother's terminal illness.

One of the things that has always been my undoing in politics is my readiness to do whatever job has to be done.

I suppose, as a politician, I should be content, for the Canada Pension Plan certainly put my name in Canada's history books, and in italics.

I cannot say that I have been hindered all my life by the permutation of genes that resulted in me being born a woman.

A government may only govern so long as the people, through their representatives, vote it the money to carry on.

We were always expected to see Quebec's side of things, but there was damned little reciprocity.

Pity the Party without enough woman power - there will always be dreamers and leaders, but the dreams won't come true, nor will the leaders reach their goal, without the ready doers.