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

For taxpayers, however, it’s [pay equity] a rip-off. And it has nothing to do with gender. Both men and women taxpayers will pay additional money to both men and women in the civil service. That’s why the federal government should scrap its ridiculous pay equity law.

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

But I've been very clear in this campaign - I don't believe the party should have a position on abortion.

I think we're vastly over-invested in universities. Universities should be relatively small and provide excellent education and research in a number of specialized areas. I think the vast majority of young people should be going through non-university, post-secondary training.

Canada remains alienated from its allies, shut out of the reconstruction process to some degree, unable to influence events. There is no upside to the position Canada took.

If we are willing to be still and open enough to listen, wilderness itself will teach us.