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.

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.

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.

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.

As a people, we know what we can do, we know how to do it, and we just want to get on with it. How? By ensuring that Canada's place in the world is one of influence and pride.

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.