Canada is a country whose main exports are hockey players and cold fronts. Our main imports are baseball players and acid rain.

There's no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation. What's done in private between adults doesn't concern the Criminal Code.

Our hopes are high. Our faith in the people is great. Our courage is strong. And our dreams for this beautiful country will never die.

If I found in my own ranks that a certain number of guys wanted to cut my throat, I'd make sure that I cut their throats first.

I think all of us, politicians and churchmen, should do our utmost to change the society so that there would be no need for violence.

lf there is anything that puzzles me in this game lt is that the longer that you are in the job of Prime Minister, the harder you have to work to do your job. With anything else, such as stenography, administering a store, or whatever done it for nine or ten years you get to know the ropes pretty well and it becomes easy and you can spend a lot of time playing golf or something. l feel that the more you know, the more you have to know and the more problems come.

The essential ingredient of politics is timing.