We plan to lift the veil of secrecy surrounding the preparation of the budget. We also plan to open up the process of government appointments..

Despite our high rate of unemployment, 300,000 jobs go unfilled largely because many of the unemployed lack the skills needed today as a result of te….

For over 20 years, the federal and provincial governments have made enormous efforts employing a variety of approaches in an attempt to stimulate Mon….

For me, unemployment and poverty in the Greater Montreal area is not mainly a problem of structure, or design, or statistics. It is a profoundly huma….

I have always believed governments must adapt to the needs of the people, not the other way around..

Canadians want to see real hope restored, not false hopes raised..

If you never encounter anything in your community that offends you, then you are not living in a free society..

I'd be prouder still to say I was Canada's 10th woman prime minister..

I believe that Canadians have the common sense to see that a better future cannot be built on fragmentation..

For people on social assistance, the loss of free dental care, prescription drugs and subsidized housing can greatly outweigh additional income from ….

Our first Prime Minister saw a country that would be known for its generosity of spirit. And so it is..

The election is not a time to discuss serious issues..

[When criticized for appearing bare-shouldered Madonna-like at a banquet:] A comparison between Madonna and me is a comparison between a strapless ev….

Canada is the homeland of equality, justice and tolerance..

It would be naive to imagine we have solved all our income security problems simply because the roles of the federal and provincial governments in th….

Since the end of the Second World War, our population has more than doubled to 27 million people..

Quebecers have rarely in their history been better represented than they are right now - at the highest levels of the federal government..

Government cannot and must not replace private initiative..

There is no greater honour than to serve Canadians..

Canadians know that our difficulties will not be resolved overnight. They are tired of politicians who pretend they will be..

We Canadians are not given as a people to great patriotic displays..