I got a call from a group saying they’d like to have a roundtable with the reserve next door, and would I help to set it up. I said, ‘Sure, what’s the name of the chief?’ I asked, ‘Do you know any members of the band council?’ They didn’t. Paul Martin Read Quote
We, as Canadians, have no hesitation lecturing the rest of the world on what they should be doing, how they shouldn’t discriminate, and how they should treat the poor. That same discrimination – unfairness that exists in so many of these countries – has been practised for years in our own country. Paul Martin Read Quote
My view was that if you’re going to make a mistake in your predictions, make sure you make them the right way. Don’t put yourself into a situation where, in fact, you say you’re going to do something, and then all of a sudden you can’t. Paul Martin Read Quote
One of the first things that the First Nations are going to have to decide is, is it going to 640 communities, or is it, in fact, going to be some 50 to 60 nations. Paul Martin Read Quote
It is racist, and it was racist when it was created. The Indian Act controls, or seeks to control, the lives of all indigenous people in a way that you and I would never accept. Paul Martin Read Quote
In Canada, women’s rights are a vital part of our effort to build a society of real equality – not just for some, but for all Canadians. A society in which women no longer encounter discrimination nor are shut out from opportunities open to others. Paul Martin Read Quote
The vicious circle has been shattered. Canadians now enjoy the benefits of the virtuous circle. Paul Martin Read Quote
