First of all, I can't forget my first responsibility - which is to be the Leader of the Opposition and that's to provide an alternative government.

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Make no mistake. Canada is not a bilingual country. In fact it is less bilingual...

Make no mistake. Canada is not a bilingual country. In fact it is less bilingual...

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...

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 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...

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...

I don't believe an Alliance government should sponsor legislation on abortion or a referendum on...

I don't believe an Alliance government should sponsor legislation on abortion or a referendum on...

I don't get into that second guessing of myself publicly.

I don't get into that second guessing of myself publicly.

My own views on abortion, I'm not on either pole of that and neither of...

My own views on abortion, I'm not on either pole of that and neither of...

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.

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...

If Ottawa giveth, then Ottawa can taketh away.

If Ottawa giveth, then Ottawa can taketh away.

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,...

I have no difficulty with the recognition of civil unions for non-traditional relationships but I...

I have no difficulty with the recognition of civil unions for non-traditional relationships but I...

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...

This party will not take its position based on public opinion polls. We will not...

This party will not take its position based on public opinion polls. We will not...

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,...

On the justification for the war, it wasn't related to finding any particular weapon of...

On the justification for the war, it wasn't related to finding any particular weapon of...

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...

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...