Canada appears content to become a second-tier socialistic country, boasting ever more loudly about its economy and social services to mask its second-rate status.

It's the government's obligation to look really to the third parties to get the support to govern.

The job numbers are positive. We've had more jobs created now than were lost during the recession. We're seeing that the creation, we're seeing those numbers not only grow but shift toward the private sector and shift toward full-time employment and these are all signs that the recovery is taking some hold but we're not out of woods.

America, and particularly your conservative movement, is a light and an inspiration to people in this country and across the world.

I was asked to speak about Canadian politics. It may not be true, but it's legendary that if you're like all Americans, you know almost nothing except for your own country. Which makes you probably knowledgeable about one more country than most Canadians.

If you want to be a government in a minority Parliament, you have to work with other people.

The fact of the matter is, we have the strongest banking system in the world.