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.

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.

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.

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

Now the bad guy's not targeting cash. He's targeting narcotics. And he's robbing a pharmacy because that's where the narcotics are.

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

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