What the government has to do, if it wants to govern for any length of time, is it must appeal primarily to the third parties in the House of Commons to get them to support it.

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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...

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...

We have in this country a federal government that increasingly is engaged in trying to...

We have in this country a federal government that increasingly is engaged in trying to...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

Universality has been severely reduced: it is virtually dead as a concept in most areas...

Universality has been severely reduced: it is virtually dead as a concept in most areas...

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...

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 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...

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

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