Quotes from Maxime Bernier

Justin Trudeau is always saying diversity's our strength. It is not our strength.

The Conservative Party tries to avoid important but controversial issues of concern to Conservatives and Canadians in general. It is afraid to articulate any coherent philosophy to support its positions.

Policy should not aim to change the cultural character and social fabric of Canada.

Our immigration policy should not aim to forcibly change the cultural character and social fabric of Canada, as radical proponents of multiculturalism want.

Everyone who knows me, they know that I am not a socialist.

I am in politics to defend ideas, real conservative ideas. Because I passionately care about Canada's future. Because I know that the free-market conservative philosophy has the best solutions to ensure our society is more prosperous, secure, and peaceful.

The free market, the people, will find solutions and they always did in the past.

Yes, I worked in Montreal. I worked there for 20 years... I came back to Beauce in 2006 to represent the Beaucerons.

We're not radical when we are speaking about fewer immigrants.

While the other parties look at polls and focus groups to decide what they stand for, and pander to every special interest group, we follow our principles.

When government borrowing and spending go up, private borrowing and spending go down.

Extreme multiculturalism... is not the way to build this country.

Nationalism can be a destructive force when it promotes intolerance and division. But it can also be a force for good, when it seeks to defend local autonomy against the homogenizing forces of larger entities.

To stimulate the economy, we need to give entrepreneurs the means to create wealth.

I don't want our country to be like other countries in Europe in having a challenge to integrate their new immigrants.

I'm a kind of an entrepreneur.

When we tolerate violations to the Constitution, the entire moral foundation of our political system is shaken to its core.

I like free markets, I like competition.