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“We are doing politics differently - smart, populist, political movement.”
“We must go back and we must be sure that our immigrants will be well-integrated into our society, and the best way to do that is to have more economic immigrants, less refugees a little bit and less reunufication of families.”
“The U.N. is a dysfunctional organization.”
“If you're choosing somebody that doesn't have the competence, but because it's a young guy, or it's a lady or if it's a man, it's a positive discrimination and I won't push that.”
“They call me the Albertan of Quebec. It stuck.”
“What is best for the Beauce is what is best for Canada.”
“You can be of any ethnic background or faith and be a Canadian if you share fundamental Canadian values, learn about our history and culture, and integrate in our society.”
“To stimulate the economy, we need to give entrepreneurs the means to create wealth.”
“The People's Party, I am working for the people and we want to put the power back in people.”
“I want a smaller government, yes, but I want a government that will be fair.”
“Do we want to emphasize our ethnic and religious differences, and exploit them to buy votes, as the Liberals are doing? Or emphasize what unites us and the values that can guarantee social cohesion?”
“Everyone who knows me, they know that I am not a socialist.”
“I think it's motivating and exalting when we defend ideas that are at the foundation of western civilization.”
“Monetary policy is one of the most difficult topics in economics. But also, I believe, a topic of absolutely crucial importance for our prosperity.”
“We Conservatives believe not in big, interventionist, centralized government. But in small and limited government, government as close to the people as possible.”
“Policy should not aim to change the cultural character and social fabric of Canada.”
“Brian Mulroney came to power in 1984 and privatized Petro-Canada, brought in the GST and signed the free trade agreement with the U.S. He was a great prime minister and made bold conservative changes. That's all I want to do.”
“A person that wants to come to our country must share our Canadian values.”
“What I'm looking for is doing politics like I believe.”
“I like free markets, I like competition.”