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"The Leader of the Opposition's constitutional obligation - the obligation to Parliament - it's the reason we did the merger! - is to make sure Canadians have an alternative for government."
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"We must not tolerate oppressive government or industrial oligarchy in the form of monopolies and cartels."
"Any union that can't accept workers choosing their own representatives through universal franchise is finished."
"It is from weakness that people reach for dictators and concentrated government power. Only the strong can be free. And only the productive can be strong."
"The keystone of the Fascist doctrine is its conception of the State, of its essence, its functions, and its aims. For Fascism the State is absolute, individuals and groups relative."
"The less government interferes with private pursuits, the better for general prosperity."
"The idea of being in the State Department was exciting. On the other hand, I always had in the back of my mind going into politics. If I stayed in Washington, I might end up a government hack."
"What I want to do is create more taxpayers, not more taxes."
"The Soviet government is the most realistic regime in the world - no ideals."
"I never knew a government yet that wanted to do anything."
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"We'll support the government on issues if it's essential to the country but our primary responsibility is not to prop up the government, our responsibility is to provide an opposition and an alternative government for Parliament and for Canadians."
"I don't believe an Alliance government should sponsor legislation on abortion or a referendum on abortion."
"There is a Canadian culture that is in some ways unique to Canada, but I don't think Canadian culture coincides neatly with borders."
"Universality has been severely reduced: it is virtually dead as a concept in most areas of public policy."
"As a religion, bilingualism is the god that failed. It has led to no fairness, produced no unity, and cost Canadian taxpayers untold millions."
"On the justification for the war, it wasn't related to finding any particular weapon of mass destruction."
"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."
"The government can only be brought down because it alienates several parties in the House."
"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."
"Make no mistake. Canada is not a bilingual country. In fact it is less bilingual today than it has ever been."
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