The main goal in any criminal statute is to produce what's best for the victim. And sometimes, a mandatory minimum doesn't accomplish that.

Put simply, we must always remember that separate but equal is not equal.

The fact is that there is now, we know well, a proliferation of nuclear weapons, and that many weapons that Saddam Hussein had, we don't know where they are. That means terrorists have access to all of that.

The facts are plain: Religious leaders who preside over marriage ceremonies must and will be guided by what they believe. If they do not wish to celebrate marriages for same-sex couples, that is their right. The Supreme Court says so. And the Charter says so.

If we do not step forward, then we step back. If we do not protect a right, then we deny it.

It's very clear that we are going to have 10 different [abortion] laws and that we are going to have these laws made by judges

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.