We'll support the government on issues if it's essential to the country but our primary responsibility is not to prop up the government, our responsibility is to provide an opposition and an alternative government for Parliament and for Canadians.

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The Leader of the Opposition's constitutional obligation - the obligation to Parliament - it's the...

The Leader of the Opposition's constitutional obligation - the obligation to Parliament - it's the...

I think in Atlantic Canada, because of what happened in the decades following Confederation, there...

I think in Atlantic Canada, because of what happened in the decades following Confederation, there...

What the government has to do, if it wants to govern for any length of...

What the government has to do, if it wants to govern for any length of...

I do not intend to dispute in any way the need for defence cuts and...

I do not intend to dispute in any way the need for defence cuts and...

That's my personal view I would say most in my caucus agree with that but...

That's my personal view I would say most in my caucus agree with that but...

If Ottawa giveth, then Ottawa can taketh away.

If Ottawa giveth, then Ottawa can taketh away.

As a religion, bilingualism is the god that failed. It has led to no fairness,...

As a religion, bilingualism is the god that failed. It has led to no fairness,...

Human rights commissions, as they are evolving, are an attack on our fundamental freedoms and...

Human rights commissions, as they are evolving, are an attack on our fundamental freedoms and...

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

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

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

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

Canada remains alienated from its allies, shut out of the reconstruction process to some degree,...

Canada remains alienated from its allies, shut out of the reconstruction process to some degree,...

But I've been very clear in this campaign - I don't believe the party should...

But I've been very clear in this campaign - I don't believe the party should...

There is a Canadian culture that is in some ways unique to Canada, but I...

There is a Canadian culture that is in some ways unique to Canada, but I...

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

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

Whether Canada ends up as o-ne national government or two national governments or several national...

Whether Canada ends up as o-ne national government or two national governments or several national...

I've always been clear, I support the traditional definition of marriage.

I've always been clear, I support the traditional definition of marriage.

After all, enforced national bilingualism in this country isn't mere policy. It has attained the...

After all, enforced national bilingualism in this country isn't mere policy. It has attained the...

We should have been there shoulder to shoulder with our allies. Our concern is the...

We should have been there shoulder to shoulder with our allies. Our concern is the...

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

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

Having hit a wall, the next logical step is not to bang our heads against...

Having hit a wall, the next logical step is not to bang our heads against...