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As a religion, bilingualism is the god that failed. It has led to no fairness, produced no unity, and cost Canadian taxpayers untold millions. ↗

— Stephen Harper

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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

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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

#because #canada #confederation #culture #decades

This party will not take its position based on public opinion polls. We will not take a stand based on focus groups. We will not take a stand based on phone-in shows or householder surveys or any other vagaries of pubic opinion. ↗

— Stephen Harper

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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

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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

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Then when I got to Hollywood, the first musical I did was Festival in 1977. ↗

— Gregory Harrison

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After all, enforced national bilingualism in this country isn't mere policy. It has attained the status of a religion. It's a dogma which one is supposed to accept without question. ↗

— Stephen Harper

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Make no mistake. Canada is not a bilingual country. In fact it is less bilingual today than it has ever been. ↗

— Stephen Harper

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We have to remember we're in a global economy. The purpose of fiscal stimulus is not simply to sustain activity in our national economies, but to help the global economy as well, and that's why it's so critical that measures in those packages avoid anything that smacks of protectionism. ↗

— Stephen Harper

#anything #avoid #critical #economies #economy