Jean Lapierre Quotations

We know Canadian airlines fly well on their own, ... But we can help them really soar by raising the ownership limit to 49 percent.

We'll see what the vote is all about next Tuesday. Is it a non-confidence motion? Is it not? There are many days between now and next Tuesday.

I think the only thing the government can do in a concrete way is to look at the supplementary revenues we have with the GST and ... return them to the poorest people of our society who have to pay more for their energy bill in general,

It is my hope that this agreement will encourage the development of new markets, new services, lower prices and greater competition.

We know that Canada is on the list of areas around the world and that we have to protect ourselves and our citizens,

We think this is a gain because we have access to a market 10 times the size of ours. So this is pretty good for Air Canada, especially,

And that's why we've been acting in the air field, we're acting in marine sector, and now in mass transit.

any special authorities granted by you or your board that may be viewed as problematic.

This further liberalization of the Canada-U.S. air transport relationship will allow airlines of both countries to better meet the needs of travelers and shippers,

They'll have more choice, better prices, and more destinations, frankly,

I may have to get my signs out and get ready to campaign in the snow. And I've done it before. I've done it in 1980 and I've survived. You know, it's darn cold. But when you win it's a nice warm feeling.

I don't think any government has the means to protect us from the world reality.