I believe very strongly that in this world you have to have values and you have to stand up for your interests and if you don’t do those things you’re not going to get anywhere. Stephen Harper Read Quote
First of all, I can’t forget my first responsibility – which is to be the Leader of the Opposition and that’s to provide an alternative government. Stephen Harper Read Quote
Human rights commissions, as they are evolving, are an attack on our fundamental freedoms and the basic existence of a democratic society… It is in fact totalitarianism. I find this is very scary stuff. Stephen Harper Read Quote
I don’t believe an Alliance government should sponsor legislation on abortion or a referendum on abortion. Stephen Harper Read Quote
I have no difficulty with the recognition of civil unions for non-traditional relationships but I believe in law we should protect the traditional definition of marriage. Stephen Harper Read Quote
I think in Atlantic Canada, because of what happened in the decades following Confederation, there is a culture of defeat that we have to overcome. Stephen Harper Read Quote
That’s my personal view I would say most in my caucus agree with that but there are some who don’t and I’ve always said that on these kinds of moral issues, people have the right to their own opinions. Stephen Harper Read Quote
Universality has been severely reduced: it is virtually dead as a concept in most areas of public policy. Stephen Harper Read Quote