“I am a Canadian, free to speak without fear, free to worship in my own way, free to stand for what I think right, free to oppose what I believe wrong, or free to choose those who shall govern my co...”

“We shall be Canadians first foremost and always and our policies will be decided in Canada and not dictated by any other country.”

“That one never asks a question unless he knows the answer is basic to parliamentary questioning.”

“A question which can be answered without prejudice to the government is not a fit question to ask.”

“I am asked – and I’m speaking to young Canada now – are there rewards in public life? There are – not monetary but there is a tremendous satisfaction in being able to say I tried, I stood.”

“We shall be Canadians first foremost and always and our policies will be decided in Canada and not dictated by any other country.”

“The conservatives had started bringing demagoguery to the table on the [Afghan] war issue the previous fall [fall 2006]. Whenever opposition members criticized the war policy, assorted Tories accus...”

“Attempts to thwart or muzzle the media continued as well. At a conservative caucus meeting in Charlottetown in August 2007, journalists assembled in the lobby of the hotel, as they usually do at su...”

“[Harper] once told a friend, "I think about strategy twenty-four hours a day," and it was only a small exaggeration.”

“We don't always get what we want but often something better happens and we become the person we always wanted to be.”

“There comes a time to speak your truth and the time is now”

“The energy of love is indestructible”