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Quotes About Canadians

Canadians are a compassionate people and we should be. But at what cost?
~ Maxime Bernier
There's just kind of a sweetness about Canadians. Americans are a little more pushy, I mean, in a way that I enjoy - they're basically pushy because of their enthusiasm - we're a lot clumsier than other people.
~ Neko Case
What are these guys? He whispered Canadians, Percy said. Frank leaned away from him. Excuse me? Uh, no offense, Percy said. That's what Annabeth called them when I fought them before. She said they live in the north, in Canada. Yeah, well, Frank grumbled, we're in Canada. I'm Canadian. But I've never seen those things before.
~ Rick Riordan
Looking at America, which has so much wealth and potential and yet has so many deep-rooted problems, I think it gives us, as Canadians, an opportunity to be on the world stage on the climate change issue.
~ Jeffrey Skoll
I stand in support of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nations and all Canadians who find themselves with no voice in our present version of democracy, who are trying to come up with the entry fee that gets them a seat at the table where their pollution future is being discussed.
~ Gord Downie
I've always believed we can attract a lot more Canadians to the conservative party by explaining and communicating our policies in a more positive way.
~ Andrew Scheer
Americans are much easier to please than Canadians. The American taste is less critical. Canadians are more cultured, they are more aware of the arts than Americans.
~ Chris de Burgh
I'm here to fight for the well-being of Canadians across the country.
~ Erin O'Toole
I'm in politics to defend the rights of Canadians - to secure a brighter future.
~ Erin O'Toole
I hope that more Canadians will become interested in in how the inflation rate target affects our purchasing power, our standard of living and therefore our life.
~ Maxime Bernier
Canadians didn't vote for a carbon tax. Justin Trudeau campaigned, promised that he wouldn't create a carbon tax.
~ Andrew Scheer
I am very excited to accept the role of Honorary Patron with Hope Air because of the national scope of the organization and the very real impact they have on Canadians who need to travel to healthcare.
~ Rick Mercer
Bred in the doctrine of self-help, individual Canadians seemed tragically willing to accept responsibility for their plight. Some literally died rather than accept relief. Slowly guilt turn to despair and then, as the depth and duration of the Depression exceeded every memory, to deep but unfocused resentment.
~ Desmond Morton
Barriers of racial prejudice were lowered to recruit Aboriginals and Japanese Canadians, though black Canadian volunteers were referred to a construction unit.
~ Desmond Morton
Mulroney used a little-known constitutional procedure to appoint enough senators to overcome Liberal appointees. By 1990, free trade coincided with a harsh new recession. Almost a million Canadians saw their well-paid factory jobs disappear. Mulroney was to blame.
~ Desmond Morton
27 per cent of Canadians think that Ottawa deals with issues that are important to them.
~ Donald J. Savoie
If you believe in free markets, I don't want to make any compromise with my principles and I think that's the right policy for Canadians and for Canadian consumers.
~ Maxime Bernier
It's been a great honour and privilege to serve Canadians.
~ Julie Payette
I trust Canadians to be able to look at the different parties, the different leaders, the plans, the teams, and make a responsible choice. And I'm very, very confident that's exactly what Canadians are going to do.
~ Justin Trudeau
You can save a lot of money when you have responsible and bold policies that are in line with our principles, and we are telling the truth to Canadians.
~ Maxime Bernier
At the very same moment, close by, a car breaks down. Two young Canadians are trying to get to New York City to sell a treasure. They're stranded at a lonely motel in the middle of nowhere. It's a
~ Lee Child
We'll support the government on issues if it's essential to the country but our primary responsibility is not to prop up the government, our responsibility is to provide an opposition and an alternative government for Parliament and for Canadians.
~ Stephen Harper
I believe that the federal government should respect the freedoms that Canadians enjoy to have different beliefs and that by imposing personal values of Justin Trudeau on a wide variety of groups is not an appropriate way to go.
~ Andrew Scheer
I think I'd work on making sure that Canadians have opportunities to find good jobs, to grow, to gain stability in terms of pensions. The reality is that Canadians don't feel that our economy is working for us.
~ Justin Trudeau