It would be simply suicidal to French Canadians to form a party by themselves.

If I were not French I would choose to be - Scotch.

Canada is free and freedom is its nationality.

Whether splendidly isolated or dangerously isolated, I will not now debate; but for my part, I think splendidly isolated, because the isolation of England comes from her superiority.

I am a subject of the British Crown, but whenever I have to choose between the interests of England and Canada it is manifest to me that the interests of my country are identical with those of the United States of America.

Why, so soon as French Canadians, who are in the minority in this House and in the country, were to organize as a political party, they would compel the majority to organize as a political party, and the result must be disastrous to themselves.

It would be simply suicidal to French Canadians to form a party by themselves.