If you never encounter anything in your community that offends you, then you are not living in a free society.

Despite our high rate of unemployment, 300,000 jobs go unfilled largely because many of the unemployed lack the skills needed today as a result of technological progress.

I'd be prouder still to say I was Canada's 10th woman prime minister.

To suggest that Quebecers willingly give up the chance to exercise fully their influence within the federal government would be to betray the historical role Quebec has always played in Confederation, and to undermine the legitimacy of their pride and ambitions.

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

Our first Prime Minister saw a country that would be known for its generosity of spirit. And so it is.

For over 20 years, the federal and provincial governments have made enormous efforts employing a variety of approaches in an attempt to stimulate Montreal's economy.