Over The Years, I Have Seen Too

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.

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.

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

A Proof Is A Proof. What Kind Of A Proof? It's A Proof. A Proof Is A Proof. And When You Have A Good Proof, It's Because It's Proven.

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.