After all, enforced national bilingualism in this country isn't mere policy. It has attained the status of a religion. It's a dogma which o-ne is supposed to accept without question.
Stephen Harper

As a religion, bilingualism is the god that failed. It has led to no fairness, produced no unity, and cost Canadian taxpayers untold millions.
Stephen Harper

But I've been very clear in this campaign - I don't believe the party should have a position on abortion.
Stephen Harper

Canada remains alienated from its allies, shut out of the reconstruction process to some degree, unable to influence events. There is no upside to the position Canada took.
Stephen Harper

First of all, I can't forget my first responsibility - which is to be the Leader of the Opposition and that's to provide an alternative government.
Stephen Harper

Having hit a wall, the next logical step is not to bang our heads against it.
Stephen Harper

Human rights commissions, as they are evolving, are an attack on our fundamental freedoms and the basic existence of a democratic society... It is in fact totalitarianism. I find this is very scary stuff.
Stephen Harper

I do not intend to dispute in any way the need for defence cuts and the need for government spending cuts in general. I do not share a not in my backyard approach to government spending reductions.
Stephen Harper

I don't believe an Alliance government should sponsor legislation on abortion or a referendum on abortion.
Stephen Harper

I don't get into that second guessing of myself publicly.
Stephen Harper

I have no difficulty with the recognition of civil unions for non-traditional relationships but I believe in law we should protect the traditional definition of marriage.
Stephen Harper

I think in Atlantic Canada, because of what happened in the decades following Confederation, there is a culture of defeat that we have to overcome.
Stephen Harper

I think the way to change it is to handle issues individually when it's essential to do so.
Stephen Harper

I've always been clear, I support the traditional definition of marriage.
Stephen Harper

If Ottawa giveth, then Ottawa can taketh away.
Stephen Harper

If you want to be a government in a minority Parliament, you have to work with other people.
Stephen Harper

It's the government's obligation to look really to the third parties to get the support to govern.
Stephen Harper

Make no mistake. Canada is not a bilingual country. In fact it is less bilingual today than it has ever been.
Stephen Harper

My own views on abortion, I'm not on either pole of that and neither of the interest groups on either end of this issue would probably be comfortable with my views.
Stephen Harper

On the justification for the war, it wasn't related to finding any particular weapon of mass destruction.
Stephen Harper