John McCallum Quotes (25 Quotes)

The government has come to the conclusion that that is the appropriate amount that he should receive.

It's not every day that your sitting state senator takes on a run for Congress, and we need to see how that plays out.

Within a few years, China could well import one-quarter of the oil that we currently send to the United States, ... an extra little push.

(I) am grateful to David Dingwall for the great job he did, not only financially, but it's also clear he strengthened the morale and the pride of the organization,

You know I just want to find my parents, and give them a hug for allowing me to be able to be here, and not go through something like that, because that is just something terrible, what they are experiencing right now, and just the fact that I was able to

Coming from a government that's torn up agreements on child care, it's not beyond the realm of possibility that they'd tear up agreements with Newfoundland and Nova Scotia.

In celebrating the 50th anniversary of Canada's program of universal polio vaccination, we are indeed recognizing an important milestone in Canadian history, ... Although many of our memories associated with polio are somber, this stamp is a celebration of the fact that polio is indeed just a memory in Canada .

I think that's reflected in the comment of the union leader who said Mr. Dingwall was worth every penny he got. So he clearly did a very good job at the mint.

Unless we see something really good that I haven't heard about yet, I would find it extremely unlikely that we could vote for a budget that has a reverse Robin Hood proposal like the income tax hike.

It appears it's a process of taking money out of the pockets of poor people and putting money into the pockets of rich people.

It's a fundamental feature of Canada and I've suggested that he should apologize to Mr. Ouellet,

The Government of Canada continues to work with Canadians to research and develop clean energy solutions and innovative approaches to energy production, ... By supporting projects such as the Integrated Waste Hydrogen Utilization Project, we can help build a solid foundation for moving forward on climate change and ensuring our future prosperity. These measures also support Project Green, the Government of Canada's action plan to build a more sustainable environment.

It's going to be a reverse Robin Hood budget. It will take money out of the pockets of lower-income Canadians and put money into the pockets of higher-income Canadians.

This budget puts ideology before economics and policy, and fails to provide a sound economic vision for the future.

This is not unusual, ... The details of this are being worked out - no decision has been made.

It will be a huge task, with major implications on jobs and users of government programs.

These stamps, with their colourful and action-packed designs, are sure to appeal to young Canadians, ... In this, the International Year of Sport and Physical Education, I hope that these stamps will encourage kids to look at the benefits of being involved with sports and with stamp collecting.

If the implication of what I say is that Western countries as a whole would have to reduce their share of the pie, then I'm sure that Canada would be willing to make its fair contribution.

The federal government is swimming in cash and there is absolutely no reason to increase income taxes on hard-working Canadians.

I regret having inadvertently given the wrong information,

As the prime minister made very clear, we are very serious about the United States respecting the rules of NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement),

We are absolutely determined to fight for what we believe is a much fairer tax cut and a much more competitive tax cut, which is the Liberal one as opposed to the GST cut, which all the experts agree is the worst possible measure.

There are many pressing issues in this file and the prime minister has told me I have all the decision-making powers and freedoms of a regular minister and so to that end I will be as soon as possible visiting with my provincial counterparts and also with the stakeholders,

If Nafta is called into question by U. S. action, it calls for us to diversify our trade and investment relations. On the Chinese side I am sure there will be receptivity.

This government is either missing in action or moving in the wrong direction.