[Thanking Smith's family on behalf of] a grateful and indebted nation, ... deeply saddened by the passing of a true Canadian hero. |
A decade ago it was Mike Harris; today it's Stephen Harper. It was the wrong way to build a society in 1995; it is still the wrong way to build a society today. |
A true gentleman, it was impossible to not be impressed by the dignified way in which the Premier expressed the position of Nova Scotia and promoted the interests of all of Canada in our many discussions. |
Abbas when he was here in Canada and in subsequent conversations asked us specifically to do this. |
an unspeakable attack on the innocent. |
As a people, we know what we can do, we know how to do it, and we just want to get on with it. How? By ensuring that Canada's place in the world is one of influence and pride. |
As the relief effort becomes more organized, short-term needs are effectively addressed and it is crucial that the world turn its attention to assisting in long-term reconstruction, |
As we have seen, members do switch political parties when they feel their values are no longer welcome in the party they ran in. |
At a moment that comes rarely in the life of a country. It is a time when destiny is ours to hold. |
At the end they pulled their goalie and we couldn't get it out. The last 30 seconds seemed like three minutes. |
blame for carelessness or misconduct. |
Canada has put in close to $300 million in terms of the reconstruction of Iraq. We have troops in Afghanistan and are carrying a very, very heavy load in that country, |
Canada is our country. It belongs to us and we belong to it. Let us join together, in our time, and make history once again. |
Canada was built by neighbors helping neighbors in times of crisis. That doesn't apply just within our borders, |
Canadians must be able to have faith in the integrity of government and in the people who administer it. That means finding out what went wrong and repairing the system. |