I consider myself to be a Main Street, mainstream Conservative, and I think there are a lot of Canadians who place themselves there. |
I do not foresee Canada having a more active military presence ... in Iraq. |
I don't think anyone can accuse me of having put my interests ahead of the party's or the country's. I simply felt this was the right thing to do. |
I don't think it bodes well for the Liberal Party . . . that nobody wants to step up to the plate. And now, with almost all of what I would describe as tier-one Liberal leadership candidates taking themselves out of the running, they are going to be left, really, with a void in this leadership campaign. |
I guess my natural inclination is to finish what I started. We have a Conservative government in Nova Scotia. What I want to see is a Conservative government in Ottawa. |
I hear your pies bring good luck. David Sweet said I must stop by on my way through the area. |
I learned a long time ago that you never say 'never', but this is all about timing and it's all about the commitment that I've given to the party and to the leader and to my constituents, |
I want to lead the Progressive Conservative Party, a party that will promote true conservative values and principles. I can tell you right now, I am not the merger candidate. I am not interested in institutional marriages with other parties. |
I would never make a decision like this without speaking to Mr. Harper and others, and I would certainly have that discussion with the leader. |
I would say they've got their foot on the gas and they are about to head off a cliff because they are not willing to talk, they are not willing to compromise. |
If the United States leads a multinational force into Iraq without United Nations backing, Canada should fight beside its neighbour. We've gone from being a middle power to a muddle power on this one. |
In fact, I'm told more who came from the other side of the legacy party (were affected), so this isn't something that is along party divisions or affiliations, it has nothing to do with that. |
It's a clear signal that I'll be staying in federal politics supporting a man who I consider to be very honest and intelligent, |
It's another example of the ineffective, overly bureaucratic nightmare that is the gun registry, |
It's not as if our party has a leadership campaign underway. |