Good intentions are not an excuse for maladministration of this magnitude..

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 Ca….

I learned early that business is business and politics is politics. The proof is how few important businessmen have made good politicians. They may t….

To my mind losing is always better than never trying, because you can never tell what may happen..

A leader has to know how the system functions - not just the system of government but the whole social and economic system, including business, the u….

Vision is not political rhetoric..

Trudeau valued performance above image. He Knew he could give me a shovel if there was a mess to clean up, and he kept moving me from one mess to ano….

President Bush is a friend of mine. He's not a moron at all..

The Western world is ... looked upon as being arrogant, self-satisfied, greedy and with no limits. And Sept. 11 is an occasion for me to realize it e….

It is impossible to fully comprehend the evil that would have conjured up such a cowardly and depraved assault upon thousands of innocent people..

For all its prestige, its fabulous views, its indoor pool, and its lovely garden, 24 Sussex is more like an old hotel than a modern home..

Politicians of all stripes are always in danger at looking at every problem from an abstract point of view or being briefed by officials, academics, ….

Aline and I have travelled a very long, very hard road together, from our working class homes in rural Quebec to the palaces of London, Paris, Moscow….

There is nothing more nervous than a million dollars - it moves very fast, and it doesn't speak any language..

Some information has to remain in the privy of the office of the Prime Minister and the ministers for the proper administration of government..

A successful politician must not only be able to read the mood of the public, he must have the skill to get the public on his side. The public is mov….

Most Canadians don't understand the House of Commons. They turn on their televisions, see us yelling at one another, and dismiss us as a bunch of foo….

Obviously, I would have been happier if Canada had not been conquered in the past by the English, if this part of North America had remained French, ….

If military action in Iraq is launched without a new U.N. resolution, Canada will not participate..

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 Canadi….

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….