Something I don't want to do, ever, is to put Quebec in a position of weakness.

You can't stop a reform in the middle. You do it completely and pretty fast, or you don't do it.

In Quebec, our goal isn't to reduce daycare service - a program the entire world envies - but to make it viable so tomorrow's families can keep benefiting from it.

We have to redesign the finances of the Quebec state to preserve what counts: education, health and families.

I'm as proud and assertive in my Quebec identity as any Quebecer. I believe it's to Quebec's advantage to be part of the Canadian federation. But I will be extremely strong and forceful in defending Quebec's interests within Canada.

In Quebec, we can no longer increase taxes if we want to stay competitive.

I often repeat three numbers: 20-23-26. Quebec generates only 20 per cent of Canada's wealth; it represents 23 per cent of the population, but it does 26 per cent of government spending in Canada. That's incompatible with good financial health over the long term.