Peter MacKay Quotes & Sayings

“What Canada has to do is to have a government connected to the priorities of the people of which it is elected to serve. Those priorities include ensuring medicare is sustainable, support for the military, and tax and justice systems that work.”

“I find happiness comes from numerous sources in my life. Most often, the happy moments I cherish most are quiet moments with my wife and family back home in Nova Scotia.”

“There is no more dangerous country in the world today than Pakistan.”

“I was a crown attorney in my home town in Nova Scotia, and I learned that victims of crime needed better laws to better protect them. I saw politics as a means to improve this protection for them.”

“I feel guilty about spending so much time away from home and loved ones.”

“If the United States leads a multinational force into Iraq without United Nations backing, Canada should fight beside its neighbour. We've gone from being a middle power to a muddle power on this one.”

“My gut tells me and continues to tell me that the Conservative party is on a road back to government.”

“We have to be focused on growing the party and getting young people to see us as a viable option.”

“You can't have a discussion about Israel and the region without including Iran and their nuclear ambitions.”

“I guess my natural inclination is to finish what I started. We have a Conservative government in Nova Scotia. What I want to see is a Conservative government in Ottawa.”