I recognize that in some cases it's more important to have freedom and justice than to have peace.

Living next to you is in some ways like sleeping with an elephant. No matter how friendly and even-tempered is the beast, if I can call it that, one is affected by every twitch and grunt.

I will use all my strength to bring about a just society to a nation living in a tough world.

When they are 50 yards from Parliament Hill, they are no longer honourable members, they are just nobodies.

If Canada is to survive, it can only survive in mutual respect and in love for one another.

The past is to be respected and acknowledged, but not to be worshipped. It is our future in which we will find our greatness.

I think that as the guardian of justice elected by the people it's our duty to use whatever forms of force, police, army, to make sure that at least the freedom of choice is preserved.