Over The Years, I Have Seen Too

God Gave Me A Physical Defect, I've Accepted That Since I Was A Kid. When I Was A Kid People Were Laughing At Me. But I Accepted That Because God Gave Me Other Qualities And I'm Grateful.

Everybody Has The Right To Speak Up In A Democracy. We Would Be In Trouble As A Society If There Wasn't A Constant Pressure To Make Reforms And To Be Just. Sometimes As Prime Minister, When I Was Caught Up In A Really Loud Demonstration, I Used To Say To Myself That I Deserved It Because Of All The Demonstrations I Myself Had Organized As A Student Against Duplessis.

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.

Three Months Later, On September 5, 2001, At A Pro-am Event Preceding The Canadian Open At The Royal Montreal Golf Club, I Was Invited To Play A Round With Tiger Woods. Nothing In The Game Of Politics Had Ever Been As Nerve-racking As That Game Of Golf.

Canadian Federalism Is More Than A Form Of Government. It's Also A System Of Values That Allows Different People In Diverse Communities To Live And Work Together In Harmony For The Good Of All.