349 Quotes by Stephen Harper

So we recognize, continue to recognize, the concept, but as I say, I'm glad to see the situation of the provinces is not quite as urgent as it's been.

It is inherently dangerous to allow a country such as Iraq to retain weapons of mass destruction, particularly in light of its past aggressive behaviour. If the world community fails to disarm Iraq, we fear that other rogue states will be encouraged to believe that they too can have these most deadly of weapons to systematically defy international resolutions and that the world will do nothing to stop them.

Anything is possible, isn't it... but people don't invest that amount of money on speculation about a government decision unless they have pretty good reason to believe it is going to occur.

The time has come to recognize that the U.S. will continue to exercise unprecedented power in a world where international rules are still unreliable and where security and advancing of the free democratic order still depend significantly on the possession and use of military might.

As a government, our mission is clear. We will act on the collective priorities of Canadians so that our country remains strong, independent and free.

It's the idea that we just have to go along, we can't change it, things won't change. I think that's the sad part, the sad reality traditional parties have bred in parts of Atlantic Canada.

That's why after an election we'll ask the MPs elected by the people their opinion on controversial questions that were issues in this campaign.

You would think there would be some element of shame. There is none whatsoever.

Whether Canada ends up with one national government or two governments or 10 governments, the Canadian people will require less government no matter what the constitutional status or arrangement of any future country may be.