Top 37 Quotes & Sayings by Kim Campbell
Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Canadian statesman Kim Campbell.
Last updated on December 25, 2024.
In all modesty, we must admit that governments are not always the best doctors when it comes to diagnosing economic ailments and prescribing the right treatment.
We have to define and put into practice a better, more coherent and effective policy on income security.
Our first Prime Minister saw a country that would be known for its generosity of spirit. And so it is.
I believe that Canadians have the common sense to see that a better future cannot be built on fragmentation.
To suggest that Quebecers willingly give up the chance to exercise fully their influence within the federal government would be to betray the historical role Quebec has always played in Confederation, and to undermine the legitimacy of their pride and ambitions.
Some of you may have been hoping that today I would speak about Lucien Bouchard's latest economic theories. But I have decided to spare him for the time being: after all, he is a man.
For too many, to work means having less income.
Governments allocate enormous resources for social programs. And it is true that for many years we have had one of the best social service systems in the world. Yet we are still incapable of meeting the needs of tens of thousands of Canadian families.
We Canadians are not given as a people to great patriotic displays.
I know Quebecers don't want to relive old battles; they prefer to build for the future.
Since the end of the Second World War, our population has more than doubled to 27 million people.
For me, unemployment and poverty in the Greater Montreal area is not mainly a problem of structure, or design, or statistics. It is a profoundly human situation.
I believe it is time for new leadership that is able to leave the '70s behind.
It would be naive to imagine we have solved all our income security problems simply because the roles of the federal and provincial governments in the area of skills training have been clarified.
The world has changed profoundly since our programs were first established.
On the same day I was sworn in as Prime Minister of Canada, I announced the most sweeping reform ever undertaken in the structure of our federal government.
For over 20 years, the federal and provincial governments have made enormous efforts employing a variety of approaches in an attempt to stimulate Montreal's economy.
Despite our high rate of unemployment, 300,000 jobs go unfilled largely because many of the unemployed lack the skills needed today as a result of technological progress.
Government cannot and must not replace private initiative.
Canada is the homeland of equality, justice and tolerance.
For people on social assistance, the loss of free dental care, prescription drugs and subsidized housing can greatly outweigh additional income from working. We've all heard the stories.
I have always believed governments must adapt to the needs of the people, not the other way around.
An increasing number of Canadians must juggle the demands of work with the need to care for children, or for family members who are ill or too frail to care for themselves. Our programs have simply not kept pace with these societal changes.
I'd be prouder still to say I was Canada's 10th woman prime minister.
Canadians want to see real hope restored, not false hopes raised.
There is no greater honour than to serve Canadians.
[When criticized for appearing bare-shouldered Madonna-like at a banquet:] A comparison between Madonna and me is a comparison between a strapless evening gown and a gownless evening strap.
We now know that unity, the cornerstone of Canada's greatness and prosperity, is above all a matter of emotion and reason for every citizen.
Progressive Conservative candidates from Quebec want to exert real power in Ottawa, not simply be content with playing a secondary role.
Canadians know that our difficulties will not be resolved overnight. They are tired of politicians who pretend they will be.
There's no evidence that registering guns reduces the level of gun violence. It's not that I don't think it's something worth doing, (but) it's something you do much later.
Religion gets in the way of morality.
The election is not a time to discuss serious issues.
There are certain things in gun control that have a certain public appeal, but when you're legislating you need to look at the research on what works, what doesn't, and what really has an impact, recognizing you're never going to do away entirely with gun violence
If you never encounter anything in your community that offends you, then you are not living in a free society.
We plan to lift the veil of secrecy surrounding the preparation of the budget. We also plan to open up the process of government appointments.
Quebecers have rarely in their history been better represented than they are right now - at the highest levels of the federal government.
Related Authors
Angela Merkel Quotes
German
Statesman
Bashar al-Assad Quotes
Syrian
Statesman
Colin Powell Quotes
American
Statesman
Condoleezza Rice Quotes
American
Statesman
Edmund Burke Quotes
Irish
Statesman
Fidel Castro Quotes
Cuban
Statesman
Indira Gandhi Quotes
Indian
Statesman
Kofi Annan Quotes
Ghanaian
Statesman
Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quotes
Roman
Statesman
Madeleine Albright Quotes
American
Statesman
Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes
Roman
Statesman
Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes
French
Statesman
Nelson Mandela Quotes
South African
Statesman
Thabo Mbeki Quotes
South African
Statesman
Tony Blair Quotes
English
Statesman
Winston Churchill Quotes
British
Statesman