We were able to accomplish a lot, despite the fact some people said the numbers were not quite where they would need to be in order to accomplish things. |
We will assess whether we can accomplish something positive out of this parliament, |
We will be pursuing the protection of our system with a great deal of energy in the next Parliament. We have taken the view that the Conservatives are wrong on a number of key issues. |
We will call for an election to be called in early January for a voting day in mid-February, |
We're encouraged that Mr. Harper appears to have taken some of our concerns into account. If Mr. Harper is serious about making this Parliament work, we will be open to working with him. |
We're facing environmental crises on many fronts and we need investment right now to address these. That's not the approach we've seen in this budget and we can't support it. |
We've heard words, we've heard some sabre-rattling, ... But we haven't seen a real plan. |
What the government is proposing is unacceptable, |
What the government is proposing is unacceptable, ... There's no basis for our party to express confidence in this government. |
What we need to do is stand up for ourselves when we're unfairly treated. |
When will the prime minister finally stand up and tell George Bush Canadians have had enough with his trade attacks, |
When you bring good ideas forward in the context of a Parliament where no one party has been given the absolute authority to proceed, then you roll up your sleeves, you discuss, you negotiate. |
When you're sick, you present your medicare card, not your credit card. New Democrats will not stand idly by. We will be fighting each and every day for our precious medicare system. |
You don't have to choose, on the one hand, a party that you really don't respect because they haven't delivered and they have this culture of entitlement. And then there's the other party whose ideas you don't agree with, |
You roll up your sleeves, you discuss, you negotiate. |