And his passion is the law, rather than conservatism.

The Liberals are being blown out of the water. The only thing we're discussing now is whether the Conservatives are going to form a majority or a minority.

Change is an issue for a lot of people. This is the Liberals seeking their fifth consecutive term, so a lot of people believe that it's healthy to have a periodic alteration of parties, like the Americans, so that dynamic is out there.

It's an interesting group from which to pick Canada's next prime minister.

It will be a credit for him. It will boost him and he'll crow that 'I got something that the Liberals, for all these years, didn't get.' He'll have proved also that Emerson was the guy to keep on this beat.

It's a big field. There wasn't any show last time, it was a coronation.

Appointing former politicians to the job is dreadful, dreadful, dreadful, because you don't want anyone with the appearance of bias when a question of constitution comes up. So she was a welcome appointee.

It was a break from a bad tradition,

I think he will survive and go into the next election, ... he doesn't have the touch with people.

I think he?s going to keep pushing the mantra of cutting taxes.