The definition of leadership is that you have to find great people and ask them to do extraordinary things. I've been doing that my whole life..

We have to change public perception of ex-convicts. Most Canadians don't realize that when you come out of prison, you're a complete pariah. You can'….

Unions are about the collective leverage, the power of numbers versus the power of capital..

Once in a while, I see my fellow TV investors praise a business just because they like the entrepreneur behind it. That kind of thinking might make y….

You'd rather own gold; not the miner.

The only reason to do business is to make money; that's the only reason for doing business..

You either make it illegal, in which case you support a huge underground economy or you tax it within the limits people can afford..

Imagine bringing Canada into a trillion-and-a-half of deficit. That's insane..

Nobody has a monopoly on good ideas.

Canada has always been ready for the truth. I think they actually appreciate a politician or anybody as a leader who tells the truth..

The skies were blue when I was coming up. I want my kids to have the same opportunity, if not better, than I had..

Don’t let the dark clouds of greed confuse you.

Let's not forget, there are three languages in Canada - English, French, and there's the language of jobs..

When I turned 50, something clicked in my head and I said, 'I'm not going to live to 100. I'm half-cooked already.' I set the family down and I said,….

(On soft launches) It allows you to test your assumptions and see which ones you got right, and more, importantly, which ones you got wrong. A big h….

If a man could give birth it would be to a book - it's an 18-month gestation period..

I don't think spending time in Ottawa is a good use of my time as the leader..

I'm not a tough guy. I'm just delivering the truth and only the truth and if you can't deal with it, too bad..

Many blue-collar families struggling to pay rent would be happy to skip paying optional union dues..

I see negotiations as an honest attempt to reach a deal that's great for everyone at the table. But sometimes, for whatever reason, that's impossible….

Being an employee is a bad outcome. You want to avoid that. Being an employee is never a good outcome. That's just an opinion..