There are certain things in gun control that have a certain public appeal, but when you're legislating you need to look at the research on what works, what doesn't, and what really has an impact, recognizing you're never going to do away entirely with gun violence

Religion gets in the way of morality.

Canadians know that our difficulties will not be resolved overnight. They are tired of politicians who pretend they will be.

I know Quebecers don't want to relive old battles; they prefer to build for the future.

Governments allocate enormous resources for social programs. And it is true that for many years we have had one of the best social service systems in the world. Yet we are still incapable of meeting the needs of tens of thousands of Canadian families.

Quebecers have rarely in their history been better represented than they are right now - at the highest levels of the federal government.

The election is not a time to discuss serious issues.