When the religious principles, like the philosophical, are translated into reality, sometimes the reality forces violence on you, and there is no escape from it, and then I don't think it's something you should try to hide your face from.

I think that religions must seek peace and love and therefore be pacifist.

The essential ingredient of politics is timing.

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

Society must take every means at its disposal to defend itself against the emergence of a parallel power which defies the elected power.

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.