I think very few people in Canada are seeking - to regulate any public expressions of individuals' religions..

The federal court has not commented on niqab as being a violation of any putative Charter right, but rather has said that the court believes that the….

Finally, as I've said, this is - why are you talking about Jewish women's wigs and people wearing turbans? That has nothing whatsoever to do with niq….

Many, many times I would shake my head in dismay at the goings-on in the House of Commons, but that never caused me to lose my fundamental faith in t….

The public citizenship oath done in a court in front of a judge and one's fellow citizens should be done publicly..

My response to my friend Naheed Nenshi was simply to say that some of the hyperbolic language that's being used to critique this sensible reinforceme….

Sometimes there are no good choices for government..

I find the niqab symbol profoundly offensive. I believe it reflects a misogynistic culture that - a treatment of women as property rather than people….

I was very clear in saying that what I characterized as politically correct Liberals are unnecessarily inflaming what should not really be a contenti….

Each year, members of Canada’s Ukrainian community, Parliamentarians and others commemorate the Holodomor at gatherings across the country. In doing ….

Naheed Nenshi is a friend of mine. We - he - knows how close I am to all of the cultural, ethnic, and religious communities in Canada, particularly h….

You ought not to accept the claim that this is a religious practice. I think that's, frankly, problematic for Islam, for well-intentioned Liberals li….

I have said explicitly from day one when I announced this policy in, I believe, November of 2011, that I and our government oppose the idea of bannin….

You go to a lot of small communities in rural Alberta and you'll find a degree of diversity that probably hasn't existed in terms of immigration for ….

I thought very seriously having something more like a normal life where I might have my weekends and evenings off, and be able to read and have a mor….

I do believe there is absolutely space for legitimate debate in a liberal democracy about immigration selection, screening and integration..

Sometimes the government has to answer questions with ambiguous language..

For members who have only ever been in government, the negativity and aggressiveness of the opposition is easy to caricature..

Rural Alberta is a lot less homogeneous than it used to be, partly because of my immigration policies..

I think I've chosen the right path..

It's easier for opposition members to condemn the government at the drop of a hat if they don't understand..