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

Look, I think the worst case scenario is obvious. I think first of all it doesn't work for very long. It's an unstable government that raises taxes and destroys the image we're building for Canada as a strong place to invest.

In terms of the unemployed, of which we have over a million-and-a-half, don't feel particularly bad for many of these people. They don't feel bad about it themselves, as long as they're receiving generous social assistance and unemployment insurance.

We've got to see a state where the Afghan government can handle its own day-to-day security.

What the government has to do, if it wants to govern for any length of time, is it must appeal primarily to the third parties in the House of Commons to get them to support it.

Canada is big enough to make a difference but not big enough to threaten anybody. And that is a huge asset if it's properly used.

The world is now unipolar and contains o-nly o-ne superpower. Canada shares a continent with that superpower.