I think when ordinary working people come home, turn on the TV and see a gala of a bunch of people at, you know, a rich gala all subsidized by taxpayers claiming their subsidies aren't high enough, when they know those subsidies have actually gone up - I'm not sure that's something that resonates with ordinary people.

I think first and foremost everybody should understand that Canadians are strongly committed to the system of universal health insurance, to the principle that your ability to pay does not determine your access to critical medical service.

After all, enforced national bilingualism in this country isn't mere policy. It has attained the status of a religion. It's a dogma which one is supposed to accept without question...

Canada is a Northern European welfare state in the worst sense of the term, and very proud of it.

I intend to lead my party, which is the only party that has a serious policy on the No. 1 priority of the people and that is the economy.

I don't know all the facts on Iraq, but I think we should work closely with the Americans.

If you want to diminish the number of abortions, you've got to change hearts and not laws.