Vision Is Not Political Rhetoric.

If Military Action In Iraq Is Launched Without A New U.n. Resolution, Canada Will Not Participate.

The Two Of Us Had Come A Long Way Together From Our Humble Beginnings And The Basement Apartment That Had Been Our First Home As Newlyweds In 1957, When I Was Still A Law Student At Laval University In Quebec City.

I Was Proud To Have Been The Anti-establishment Candidate After More Than Twenty Years In Politics, A Small Town Guy Fighting For The Ordinary Canadian.

I Didn't Feel The Need To Have A Lot Of Yes-men Standing Around Me. As Mitchell Sharp Once Put It, The Bigger The Staff, The Smaller The Minister.

Ten Years Ago, In The Aftermath Of The Referendum In Quebec, The Very Existence Of Canada Was On The Line... I Had A Responsibility To Ensure That Canada Never Again Came Close To The Precipice.