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.

I mean if there are going to be missiles that are going off and there are going to be going off over Canadian airspace whether we want it or not, no I don't think that is acceptable. I think that we want to be at the table.

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.

For years governments have been promising more than they can deliver, and delivering more than they can afford.

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

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.

Every Canadian who wants to learn should have the opportunity to do so.