I do not intend to dispute in any way the need for defence cuts and the need for government spending cuts in general. I do not share a not in my backyard approach to government spending reductions.

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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 government can only be brought down because it alienates several parties in the House.

The government can only be brought down because it alienates several parties in the House.

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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.

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,...

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...

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...

First of all, I can't forget my first responsibility - which is to be the...

First of all, I can't forget my first responsibility - which is to be the...

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

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

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,...