Canadian Politician Quotes

Yes I have smoked crack cocaine. But, no, do I? Am I an addict? No. Have I tried it? Um, probably in one of my drunken stupors, probably approximately about a year ago.

If, as is believed by many Canadians, Canada can not exist without Quebec, then it simply does not deserve to exist.

Pierre Bourgault

The idea of a universal democracy in America is no more welcome to the minds of thoughtful men among us than was that of a universal monarchy to the mind of the thoughtful men who followed the standard of the third William in Europe, or who afterwards, under the great Marlborough, opposed the armies of the particular dynasty that sought to place Europe under a single dominion. (Hear, hear.) But if we are to a universal democracy on this continent, the lower provinces - the smaller fragments - will be "gobbled up" first, and we will come in afterwards by the way of dessert.

Thomas D'Arcy McGee

Canada's position was Saddam Hussein should be disarmed. Now, to be quite honest, I had a lot of difficulty understanding how he was going to be disarmed without being replaced.

The choice, however, is as clear now for nations as it was once for the individual: peace or extinction.

Lester B. Pearson

If the rising tide fails to lift all boats, resentments will increase.

In any democracy, there is always a tug-of-war between policies to achieve equality and policies to promote excellence. I am certain that Canada can achieve both equality and excellence.

The horse on the treadmill may be very discontented, but he is not disposed to tell his troubles, for he cannot stop to talk.

The founders of the CCF were called communists. And Social Credit was frequently portrayed as a dangerous mixture of monetary unorthodoxy, religious fundamentalism, and grassroots fascism. It therefore came as no surprise tha the Reform Party was labelled, particularly in the early stages, as "fringe", "extremely right wing", potentially racist, and seperatist.

Preston Manning

We are not a small people, we are maybe something of a great people.

René Lévesque

Discipline is the ultimate tenet of education. Discipline establishes the format, the environment for academic achievement to occur.

Welfare is for the needy, not big and wealthy multinational corporations.

David Lewis (politician)

A few weeks ago, my six-year-old son asked me: "Dad, is COVID-19 forever?" It's not. And we need to keep that in mind. [...] If we keep working hard and following public health guidelines, we will get through this together.