Don't tell me what's in the Red Book. I wrote the goddamned thing. And I know that it's a lot of crap.

I really think Canada should get over to Iraq as quickly as possible.

The fact is the statements are perfectly consistent, but more importantly, I don't have all the facts.

Since one never knows what will be the line of advance, it is always most rash to condemn what is not quite in the fashion of the moment.

Our veterans connect generations and Canadians. As a country and as individuals, we gain in pride and in purpose from their deeds and their service.

At a moment that comes rarely in the life of a country. It is a time when destiny is ours to hold.

Canada is our country. It belongs to us and we belong to it. Let us join together, in our time, and make history once again.