Bob Rae Quotations

What happens to Canada and what happens to Canadians matters. I believe that Canada needs a party that embraces change.

But it's a stigmatized problem, and it's a silent problem. This has to end. Suicide is not just a personal tragedy, it's a key issue of public policy and facing up to it requires political will.

Forgiving is all; forgetting is another thing.

I hear [my Twitter followers] say, you know, 'Bob Rae, you're an asshole'. [...] I'm working my way and trying to represent the people and speaking in Question Period and here we have vox populi, the thoughtful man on the street, 'you are an asshole!'. Thank you very much. I read it on my Twitter and I get up and ask a question.

The old boy network is still too strong in Canadian business. A visit to the Toronto clubs at lunch stands in about as great a contrast to the multicultural, multiracial subway underneath as can be humanly imagined. This is not healthy.

Love is stronger than hate.

We have it all. We have great diversity of people, we have a wonderful land, and we have great possibilities. So all those things combined there's nowhere else I'd rather be.

For me, this is a great opportunity to serve and ultimately it will be a decision of the delegates of the Liberal Party as to who they want to be their leader.

It isn't realistic in this province to think that tuition is going to be frozen indefinitely. It doesn't make sense.

I think he adds a lot of perspective to any discussions about the future of the country.

When other countries seem to be able to move forward in that area, I think Canadians expect to see their governments to be able to do the same thing.

But he had eloquence and charm, as well as a cutting intellect that made his views and perspectives impossible to ignore.

But I can say one thing -- I will not say a negative word about anyone on this platform.

The fundamental objective of an inquiry has to be lessons learned. How did these things go wrong, are they still going wrong and how can we make sure they are fixed?