David Emerson Quotations

We are pleased with this decision because it reflects the position we have maintained all along. The United States can no longer claim that its measure is WTO-consistent.

The fact that Mr. Harper has reached out to someone like me is an indication that they are becoming a middle-of-the-road party. I think I can be helpful moving in that direction.

I have a background from my younger days in hockey. When somebody slammed you into the boards with undue force and aggression, you took their number,

It is going to, for once, cause people . . . to really look at this coalition as protectionist, and recognize what a cancer they have become for NAFTA,

I think what's needed is a fundamental review and reshaping.

I think these people ought to give their head a shake and ask themselves how much of that money would have even come to the Liberal party if I hadn't been there.

Part of what we're doing right now is to ensure that what we do doesn't make matters worse.

I was told I didn't need to because I was not a board member. If I'm provided with the form, I'm certainly happy to fill it out.

we need to think about embedding technology and innovation right throughout the economy and not get so focused on clusters of what we think of as high-tech companies with people in white lab coats.

(We'll) ensure that we do put in place a mechanism for monitoring gas and home heating fuel prices in the months ahead,

We are looking for a way to describe it that is not phony and doesn't frighten people.

Are we going to be stronger than the sum of our parts or are we going to be endlessly bickering among ourselves and allowing the bully to basically mop the floor with us?

That's going to be a delicate exercise because it does involve essentially trying to establish defined grid of rates, but that is something that we've got together with the province on because it will be important to preserving stability,

I haven't been satisfied that the program is designed to meet the core public policy objective that I think it should be trying to meet,

Canada's competitive business costs are complemented by one of the highest standards of living in the world, a highly skilled workforce, access to abundant natural resources, and its position as a gateway to the North American market.

Canada has to take a stand, ... When it comes to negotiating with the United States, power seems to win out every day, every time.

He asked me if I would serve, I agreed to serve, and I think it was the right thing to do.

And India's expanding role as a global player means the time is ripe for Canadian Businesses and investors, from a range of sectors, to become even more active in this immense market.