If you put a woman in prison for four years when she's young and make her pay her time in a horrible place and she wants to come out and work, and become a mother and be a contributor to society and pay taxes and you never give her that chance. There is something un-Canadian about that.

We need physical exercise to prepare our brain for long periods of concentration

You either make it illegal, in which case you support a huge underground economy or you tax it within the limits people can afford.

Nobody has a monopoly on good ideas

Canada has always been ready for the truth. I think they actually appreciate a politician or anybody as a leader who tells the truth.

Know everything about the companies and people you are going to be negotiating with. Insist on getting the names of everyone participating in the negotiations. Leave no stone unturned; find out as much as you can.

I keep anywhere between 5-10 percent of my net worth in venture ideas.