[He added,] Well-dressed, fit, and vigorous for his 73 years, he was a tough political partisan. He certainly had no time for his political opponents, who were many. ... He wanted peace, but not at any cost. He could not accept that the LTTE had a lock on representing the Tamil community. |
But he had eloquence and charm, as well as a cutting intellect that made his views and perspectives impossible to ignore. |
But I can say one thing -- I will not say a negative word about anyone on this platform. |
For me, this is a great opportunity to serve and ultimately it will be a decision of the delegates of the Liberal Party as to who they want to be their leader. |
I didn't think we were going to win. [after winning the Ontario Provincial election 1980] |
I think he adds a lot of perspective to any discussions about the future of the country. |
It isn't realistic in this province to think that tuition is going to be frozen indefinitely. It doesn't make sense. |
Love is stronger than hate. |
The fundamental objective of an inquiry has to be lessons learned. How did these things go wrong, are they still going wrong and how can we make sure they are fixed? |
This was a mass murder. This was a bombing attack carried out on Canadian civilians and the consequences of that have to be understood by the people of Canada. |
This was a mass murder. This was a bombing attack that was carried out on Canadian civilians. And the consequences of that have to be understood by the people of Canada, |
What happens to Canada and what happens to Canadians matters. I believe that Canada needs a party that embraces change. |
When other countries seem to be able to move forward in that area, I think Canadians expect to see their governments to be able to do the same thing. |