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.

Populism is not a style it's a people's rebellion against the iron grip that big corporations have on our country - including our economy government media and environment.

This is a country for of and by the people not for of and by the government. If we turn it over to them we cannot complain about what they're doing because this is a natural course of men and we have to hold their feet to the fire.

For a country to have a great writer is like having a second government. That is why no regime has ever loved great writers only minor ones.

We need more transparency and accountability in government so that people know how their money is being spent. That means putting budgets online putting legislation online.

Well you know I - again even in the context of BP I wonder about this government's priorities. The federal government's top priority right now should be the cleanup. And BP certainly has done so many things wrong. They need to be held to account.

I think the country's getting disgusted with Washington partly because of the decline of civility in government.

Every government must consider the security of the country. That is just part of the responsibilities of any government. But true security can only come out of unity within a country where there are so many ethnic nationalities.

Morals are in all countries the result of legislation and government they are not African or Asian or European: they are good or bad.

Leaders at the highest levels of our government are undertaking a deliberate and systematic effort to redefine our government our economy and our country.