Kim Campbell Quotes

For me, unemployment and poverty in the Greater Montreal area is not mainly a problem of structure, or design, or statistics. It is a profoundly human situation.

For over 20 years, the federal and provincial governments have made enormous efforts employing a variety of approaches in an attempt to stimulate Montreal's economy.

Our first Prime Minister saw a country that would be known for its generosity of spirit. And so it is.

I have always believed governments must adapt to the needs of the people, not the other way around.

I'd be prouder still to say I was Canada's 10th woman prime minister.

The election is not a time to discuss serious issues.

If you never encounter anything in your community that offends you, then you are not living in a free society.

Canadians want to see real hope restored, not false hopes raised.

I believe it is time for new leadership that is able to leave the '70s behind.

We now know that unity, the cornerstone of Canada's greatness and prosperity, is above all a matter of emotion and reason for every citizen.

Canada is the homeland of equality, justice and tolerance.

For people on social assistance, the loss of free dental care, prescription drugs and subsidized housing can greatly outweigh additional income from working. We've all heard the stories.

I believe that Canadians have the common sense to see that a better future cannot be built on fragmentation.

We Canadians are not given as a people to great patriotic displays.

In all modesty, we must admit that governments are not always the best doctors when it comes to diagnosing economic ailments and prescribing the right treatment.

For too many, to work means having less income.

There's no evidence that registering guns reduces the level of gun violence. It's not that I don't think it's something worth doing, (but) it's something you do much later.

[When criticized for appearing bare-shouldered Madonna-like at a banquet:] A comparison between Madonna and me is a comparison between a strapless evening gown and a gownless evening strap.

Government cannot and must not replace private initiative.

Since the end of the Second World War, our population has more than doubled to 27 million people.

On the same day I was sworn in as Prime Minister of Canada, I announced the most sweeping reform ever undertaken in the structure of our federal government.

Despite our high rate of unemployment, 300,000 jobs go unfilled largely because many of the unemployed lack the skills needed today as a result of technological progress.

There is no greater honour than to serve Canadians.

Progressive Conservative candidates from Quebec want to exert real power in Ottawa, not simply be content with playing a secondary role.

Religion gets in the way of morality.

I know Quebecers don't want to relive old battles; they prefer to build for the future.

It would be naive to imagine we have solved all our income security problems simply because the roles of the federal and provincial governments in the area of skills training have been clarified.

We plan to lift the veil of secrecy surrounding the preparation of the budget. We also plan to open up the process of government appointments.

Quebecers have rarely in their history been better represented than they are right now - at the highest levels of the federal government.

Canadians know that our difficulties will not be resolved overnight. They are tired of politicians who pretend they will be.