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Type: Statesman Quotes Category: Canadian Statesman Quotes Date of Birth: March 10, 1947 Nationality: Canadian Find on Amazon: Kim Campbell Related Authors: Brian Mulroney Wilfrid Laurier Charles Tupper Pierre Trudeau Alexander Mackenzie John Turner Francis Bond Head |
An increasing number of Canadians must juggle the demands of work with the need to care for children, or for family members who are ill or too frail to care for themselves. Our programs have simply not kept pace with these societal changes.
Kim Campbell Canada is the homeland of equality, justice and tolerance. Kim Campbell Canadians want to see real hope restored, not false hopes raised. Kim Campbell 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 technological progress. Kim Campbell 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 human situation. Kim Campbell For over 20 years, the federal and provincial governments have made enormous efforts employing a variety of approaches in an attempt to stimulate Montreal's economy. Kim Campbell For people on social assistance, the loss of free dental care, prescription drugs and subsidized housing can greatly outweigh additional income from working. We've all heard the stories. Kim Campbell For too many, to work means having less income. Kim Campbell Government cannot and must not replace private initiative. Kim Campbell Governments allocate enormous resources for social programs. And it is true that for many years we have had one of the best social service systems in the world. Yet we are still incapable of meeting the needs of tens of thousands of Canadian families. Kim Campbell I believe it is time for new leadership that is able to leave the '70s behind. Kim Campbell I believe that Canadians have the common sense to see that a better future cannot be built on fragmentation. Kim Campbell I have always believed governments must adapt to the needs of the people, not the other way around. Kim Campbell I know Quebecers don't want to relive old battles; they prefer to build for the future. Kim Campbell I'd be prouder still to say I was Canada's 10th woman prime minister. Kim Campbell In all modesty, we must admit that governments are not always the best doctors when it comes to diagnosing economic ailments and prescribing the right treatment. Kim Campbell 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 the area of skills training have been clarified. Kim Campbell On the same day I was sworn in as Prime Minister of Canada, I announced the most sweeping reform ever undertaken in the structure of our federal government. Kim Campbell Our first Prime Minister saw a country that would be known for its generosity of spirit. And so it is. Kim Campbell Progressive Conservative candidates from Quebec want to exert real power in Ottawa, not simply be content with playing a secondary role. Kim Campbell Quebecers have rarely in their history been better represented than they are right now-at the highest levels of the federal government. Kim Campbell Since the end of the Second World War, our population has more than doubled to 27 million people. Kim Campbell Some of you may have been hoping that today I would speak about Lucien Bouchard's latest economic theories. But I have decided to spare him for the time being: after all, he is a man. Kim Campbell The world has changed profoundly since our programs were first established. Kim Campbell There is no greater honour than to serve Canadians. Kim Campbell To suggest that Quebecers willingly give up the chance to exercise fully their influence within the federal government would be to betray the historical role Quebec has always played in Confederation, and to undermine the legitimacy of their pride and ambitions. Kim Campbell Too often, governments have operated in a vacuum, believing they could come up with some magic formula to which they have an exclusive patent. Kim Campbell We Canadians are not given as a people to great patriotic displays. Kim Campbell We have to define and put into practice a better, more coherent and effective policy on income security. Kim Campbell We now know that unity, the cornerstone of Canada's greatness and prosperity, is above all a matter of emotion and reason for every citizen. Kim Campbell 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. Kim Campbell |
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