It Is Not The Government's Purpose To

Some Information Has To Remain In The Privy Of The Office Of The Prime Minister And The Ministers For The Proper Administration Of Government.

Deficit Reduction Is Not An End In Itself. It Is The Means To An End. Canadians Must Now Decide What Kind Of Country They Want To Build With The Hard-won Dividend.

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, And Beijing. Politics Was The Route, Public Service The Reward.

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 Moved By Mood More Than Logic, By Instinct More Than Reason, And That Is Something That Every Politician Must Make Use Of Or Guard Against.

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, Or Economists Who Know Every Science But The Science Of Human Nature.