I think that more and more young people are discovering that gainful employment isn't the only thing in life. That they can perhaps be just as useful to society and themselves by travelling across the land or around the world, learning more about humanity and going through the various experiences which will make their adulthood more productive.

I was shaken to the extent that people who criticized me used to say that I was Protestant more than a Catholic because I like to impose constraints on myself, but I don't like them to be imposed from the outside.

Canada will be a strong country when Canadians of all provinces feel at home in all parts of the country, and when they feel that all Canada belongs to them.

What shall we do about the Abortion Bill?" A: "Pay it!

I believe a constitution can permit the co-existence of several cultures and ethnic groups with a single state.

The essential ingredient of politics is timing.

Luck, that's when preparation and opportunity meet.