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“There are plenty of academic subjects I don't feel comfortable teaching my high-school-aged son, and I honour teachers for their patience and dedication to educating the next generation.”
“Canadians should be free to make the financial decisions that they believe are best for them.”
“It is intrinsically tied to our freedom to believe and to speak our minds.”
“There are individuals all across Canada who come from many different backgrounds and I am able to connect with them on an authentic values level.”
“Governments shouldn't be interfering in how we farm.”
“I'm going to continue to get my message out there and I'm going to continue to send Canadians information and substantiate what I say with information, so Canadians can be informed about what their government is planning for them.”
“I believe that when we respect and trust our democracy, this simple act unites and binds us together.”
“Parliament was prorogued to deny Canadians the right to know what happened in the WE scandal.”
“I'm a female black immigrant lawyer, who raised her kids in and around Toronto.”
“Many people of colour are coming to the party, but the media doesn't want to show that because they want to portray the image of Conservatives as people who are not embracing diversity.”
“Too often, women find themselves in a position where they feel that the circumstances of life are pushing them to make a decision they don't want to make.”
“The problem is that every time the ethics commissioner proves Trudeau has broken the rules, he just shrugs and moves on.”
“We cannot be afraid to be uncomfortable as we seek to move our country forward from COVID-19.”
“Canada is the best country in the world but that does not mean we have an opportunity to not make it better.”
“A Lewis-led government will always stand up for Canadian farmers and our agriculture sector.”
“COVID has exposed a health-care system that is woefully inadequate in its standard of care for the parents and grandparents who paved the way for us.”
“Canadians are a good people, made up largely of people who came from all over the world because they believed that Canada was the best and most free country they could possibly find.”
“Government is not a person; it is hardly even a collective of people. Government is a system, and it can be a good system, or a bad system, but it is never more than that.”
“Any international agreement that I believe meets the needs of our sovereign nation and meets our objectives I don't have a problem with.”
“I believe that the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the innate human spirit that longs to be free requires us to defend our ability to have a plurality of opinions - and to voice them.”