Justin Trudeau Quotes

I don't read the newspapers, I don't watch the news. I figure, if something important happens, someone will tell me.

You can't run a government from one single person. What instead matters is that leadership be about gathering around extraordinary individuals and getting the best out of them.

Ultimately, being open and respectful towards each other is much more powerful as a way to diffuse hatred and anger than, you know, layering on, you know, big walls and oppressive policies.

People think that boxing is all about how hard you can hit your opponent. It's not. Boxing is about how hard a hit you can take and keep going.

I have made it clear that future candidates need to be completely understanding that they will be expected to vote pro-choice on any bills.

I was a snowboard instructor, I was a bouncer in a nightclub, I was a whitewater river guide for many years. I worked as a teacher. I make no apologies for a very varied set of life experiences.

Connecting with Canadians isn't about what you say, it's about what you're listening to. It's about what you understand.

You cannot let yourself be defined by the hopes that you will fulfill the darkest wishes of your opponents.

There's a lotta countries that do very well at dropping bombs. There are other things that Canada actually does better than most other countries. And one of them is training people on the ground.

I look at what I have as a challenge and I could list a whole bunch of different challenges. And I choose not to be daunted by any of them.

Things fell into place and there was an opportunity for fresh leadership. And - I was - I was successful.

The way to build a strong future is by both protecting the environment and creating good jobs.

So having a little more of an awareness of what's going on in the rest of the world I think is what many Canadians would hope for Americans.

Every time, every time a tourist or an immigrant or a refugee shows up in another country there's a security risk.

Business as usual doesn't work, that we're in a time where we have to rethink a lot of the basic ground rules and assumptions of our civilizations.

Our shared histories and common values make us natural trading partners and we will continue to work with both the United Kingdom and the European Union as we move forward with this new decision.

Canada must be progressive, and Canada must be a just society.

I want my Canada back!

Our country's economy is strong, diversified, and resilient.

Trade is good for the economy. Trade creates growth. The problem is that it creates growth but it does not think about distribution of the benefits of that growth.

I'm a high school teacher. I'm someone who stumbles my way through, leads with my chin in some cases, leads with my heart in all cases.

I am, as many people are, inspired by Jack Layton's legacy and the way that he approached politics.

I was raised with pretty thick skin. And I think people are hungry for politicians who aren't afraid to say what they think and mean it.

Excluding citizens' voices from politics leads down a very bad path.

I'm happy when people decide that they are more aligned with me and my party but they should also think about being active and aligned with the parties that disagree with me on certain issues.

I am entirely confident that the extraordinary women we have running for us right across Canada will make excellent cabinet ministers.

Ultimately, it is the people who judge, through elections, whether someone governs well or not. It's not up to other politicians to define and determine our colleagues.

A very powerful mechanism to get elected is to play on anger and pick those wedge issues.

Promising something that seems popular at the time that you know you're never going to deliver - that's the kind of cynical politics that I don't want any part of.

I think Canadians want to get a feel for the people who will serve them... and, for me, I think that Canadians will trust people who trust them.

I trust Canadians' capacity to determine who will sit in their Parliament.

Nobody knows better than I do what the pressures of party leadership can do to a young family. It tore mine apart.

We're committed to making sure parents have affordable, quality early learning for their kids - there's no question about it.

I was a high-school teacher. I am a strong advocate for women's rights, and I'm not a woman.