To Be Frank, Politics Is About Wanting

Aline And I Have Travelled A Very Long, Very Hard Road Together, From Our Working Class Homes In Rural Quebec To The Palaces Of London, Paris, Moscow, And Beijing. Politics Was The Route, Public Service The Reward.

Deficit Reduction Is Not An End In Itself. It Is The Means To An End. Canadians Must Now Decide What Kind Of Country They Want To Build With The Hard-won Dividend.

A Man Can't Ask For Much More Than The Chance To Make A Difference In His Chosen Field Of Work. Politics Is My Vocation. I'm Forever Grateful For The Opportunity To Contribute To This Great Country Of Ours. I Know I Am A Better Person For It.

Politicians Of All Stripes Are Always In Danger At Looking At Every Problem From An Abstract Point Of View Or Being Briefed By Officials, Academics, Or Economists Who Know Every Science But The Science Of Human Nature.

Politics Is A Game Of Friends.