Stephen Harper Canada Quotations

Canada is in budgetary deficit now only because of the recession, only because of stimulus measures, and we will come out of it. We will go back into surplus position when the economy recovers. So there is no need in Canada to raise taxes.

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

There is a Canadian culture that is in some ways unique to Canada, but I don't think Canadian culture coincides neatly with borders.

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.

Whether Canada ends up as o-ne national government or two national governments or several national governments, or some other kind of arrangement is, quite frankly, secondary in my opinion.

The world is now unipolar and contains o-nly o-ne superpower. Canada shares a continent with that superpower.

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.

Minister MacKay, as you all know, has deep roots in Atlantic Canada and is very familiar with PEI and its provincial government. He will serve Islanders well in our new cabinet.

One of the things that has made Canada a great country historically has been our traditionally low crime rate,

But we want Canada to stay competitive and we want to make sure the dollar is enhancing that.

If the special envoy were to conclude that this is not a direction in which the United States wishes to go, then Canada will have to make other long-term choices in its economic infrastructure,

Our team is talented and diversified and reflects Canada and we will work hard for all Canadians. The Cabinet that I have put together is smaller, but it will be more focused and more effective.

Our mission is clear. We will restore faith and trust in our public institutions as we keep Canada strong and united.

Each and every day I will assure you of one thing -- I will dedicate myself to making Canada more united, stronger, more prosperous and a safer country.

The United States defends its sovereignty, Canada will defend its sovereignty.

The West has wanted in. The West is in now. Canada will work for all of us.

Atlantic Canada's culture of defeat will be hard to overcome as long as Atlantic Canada is actually physically trailing the rest of the country.

The biggest thing I want to do on foreign policy is to increase Canada's foreign policy capacities, whether they be in foreign aid, or military capacity or disaster assistance. We want Canada to be able to do more.

Strong Canada-U.S. relations are a priority for my government.

That is what has been blurred, ... Frankly, if the Government of Canada would sue the Liberal party, it would provide a wake-up call forever that that is not the same thing.

Canada has to be prepared to take a strong stand, ... But we also have to keep lines of communication open. It's very difficult to have influence when you allow a relationship to break down.

Canada is a vast and empty country.

The jackasses at Elections Canada are out of control.

Canada is big enough to make a difference but not big enough to threaten anybody. And that is a huge asset if it's properly used.

Paul Martin talks eloquently about defending national sovereignty but the reality hasn't matched the rhetoric. When it comes to the United States, Mr. Martin says he calls them as he sees them, but when it comes to American passage through Canada, he doesn't actually see anything.

Canada is a Northern European welfare state in the worst sense of the term, and very proud of it

Canada receives the news of the death of Osama Bin Laden with sober satisfaction. Sadly, others will take his place.

Canada appears content to become a second-tier socialistic country, boasting ever more loudly about its economy and social services to mask its second-rate status ...

It's past time the feds scrapped the Canada Health Act.