I think the way to change it is to handle issues individually when it's essential to do so.

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

We got into a recession because the global economy went into the recession and we're a big exporting nation.

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.

Make no mistake. Canada is not a bilingual country. In fact it is less bilingual today than it has ever been...

If we start thinking simply nationally, and we start having policies that try and restrict the benefits only within our borders, and try and implement protectionist measures as a consequence, this will not have the effect we need to have on the global economy. And that's ultimately the global economy that's pulling most of us down, particularly countries like Canada, that aren't the source of these current economic troubles.

It will come as no surprise to anybody to know that I support the traditional definition of marriage as a union of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others, as expressed in our traditional common law.