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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Though a smile is little work, its effects are long lasting.

Revolutionary moments often seem to occur in history when large numbers of individuals have a change in consciousness, regarding themselves and their status

I am not a vegetarian because I love animals; I am a vegetarian because I hate plants.

When you are not practicing, someone else is getting better.

I think that the audience intuitively understands the idea of sampling and remixing stories. That's why electronic music is global.

Beware of long arguments and long beards.

Self-love is as protective as the Deity; Disenchantment is as perspicacious as a surgeon; Experience is as provident as a mother. Such are the theologic virtues of marriage.

Finite mind cannot comprehend infinity.

Schools used to fund-raise for luxuries, like a trip to the water slides. Now, we fund-raise for things we have to have.

Good science is all about following the data as it shows up and letting yourself be proven wrong, and letting everything change while you're working on it - and I think writing is the same way.