As against the "invisible hand" of Adam Smith, there has to be a visible hand of politicians whose objective is to have the kind of society that is caring and humane.

I don't see any easy way of disqualifying people on the basis that they decide not to work.

I'm sure in a few years it will be unthinkable to say there were 20 years when we didn't recognize the People's Republic of China. And then we'll have to explain what the political constraints were and why it didn't happen earlier.

I believe in God, and I'm a Christian.

Le raison avant la passion - Reason over passion.

We wish nothing more, but we will accept nothing less. Masters in our own house we must be, but our house is the whole of Canada.

I just think you Westerners should take over this country if you are so smart.