“The world has changed. The rules have changed. And Canada needs to change with them.”— Jim Balsillie
“My own government is associated with the cause of peace in a very special way.”— Lester B. Pearson
“What we want is a Canadian common market, but a common market with a political superstructure which is not based on the principle of centralization.”— Robert Bourassa
“I have always believed that the very essence of a strong Canada is a Canada of strong and distinct regions.”— Roméo LeBlanc
“We have to be a country that is not afraid of its own languages. We are a country of two official languages, and we should be proud of it.”— Bob Rae