It is an absolute poison and a scourge on society and it is time to talk about it, |
It will give government the power to rescue, defend and shelter these children, ... These children are being exposed to activities and toxic chemicals that put their lives at risk. |
It's important to travel the country, to understand that what's good for Alberta is good for the rest of Canada in terms of the taxes we pay and the contributions to the rest of Confederation. |
It's just that there's other things to do. The legislature is one thing on my agenda, and you've got to look at my daily agenda. It's huge, |
It's my hope that this auditorium, along with the hundreds of other centennial projects, will spur Albertans to even greater heights in the next 100 years. That's the power and the purpose of a legacy, to inspire those that are touched by it, |
It's overwhelming to say the least, ... I've never seen anything like it, and I hope I never see anything like it again. |
It's the politics of the Liberal party that they seem to get away with this kind of thing in Ontario and to some degree in Quebec. He'll likely form another government. Whether it's a minority or a majority, I don't know. But certainly he'll get votes out of Ontario. |
Like the song says, you ain't seen nothing yet. It's one of the legacies I would like to leave. |
On the give-it-back side ... it was decided that we would establish a figure of about $400, maybe slightly in excess of $400, and that would be given to every man, woman and child, but the cheques would be mailed to the household ... one cheque per household, |
Other than on budget day each year, I don't recall ever in my years as being premier, or in my years in provincial politics, ever making such a significant one-day investment announcement, |
Others have said we're on the slippery slope, on the verge of violating the Canada Health Act, ... I don't know if we are or not. |
Our only hope is that it [the endowment fund] will help Canadians who need it to achieve their dreams, |
Randy Travis would be good here, too. I'm a real country and western fan, |
Shirley expects to have something finalized in a month or so and we expect to have cheques in the mail by the end of this year, |
so I might be getting a ticket, who knows? Or Guy will, anyway. |