Pierre Pettigrew Quotations

Canada has always been a strong supporter of China's accession to the WTO... We look forward to playing a constructive role in helping complete China's accession.

India is a global power and an important partner with whom we are building an intense, broad and enduring relationship.

We are all discovering together, of course, just how huge this disaster is, ... It is touching a lot more people than we thought on Saturday, so I think Canada has been pretty fast off the mark.

never accept such hatred, intolerance and anti-Semitism. Never.

I found it absolutely incredible that Mr. Duceppe called for a boycott of the installation as governor-general of an eminent Canadian of Haitian origin from the Quebec society, ... I was shocked to see Gilles Duceppe call for a boycott of that ceremony. ... They are Quebecers, they should be proud to see a Quebecer accede to that very important position.

We have to acknowledge the substantial progress that has been made in India,

He is ultimately a man of distrust. Mr. Duplessis engaged in the same dialogue of distrust toward Ottawa.

It is important to realize that the process of democratic development will not end on election day.

It is a very tough lobby. You have my sympathies, Condi,

Our two countries work side by side every hour of every day in areas vital to both our interests.

I won't say they're all intolerant, ... Some of them are adopting our approach to cultural communities.

While the details are still unfolding, this is clearly an act directed against innocent civilians. The perpetrators must be found and brought to justice. Canada condemns all acts of terrorism and is committed to working with Indonesia in the fight against international terrorism.

We have to maintain the pressure. I can tell you one thing -- Iran has not enjoyed the last two resolutions we tabled,

We'll raise it with Secretary Rice, asking her to understand our situation, ... I do believe on this one the administration needs to stop taking assistance from the powerful lumber lobby.

There are others. We will compare our cases (and) dialogue with the Danes,

The deep conviction we have is that trade does lead to development, and development does lead to better human rights,

We believe it is imperative to sensitize them to their responsibilities in that domain,

There are hardliners in the PQ, the true believers, the ones who had (former PQ leader Bernard) Landry's head and who tried to get the head of (incoming) governor-general Michaelle Jean. They are intolerant,

The scope of the disaster is much larger than first understood. We have heard the appeal for assistance and we are ready to do our part. We urge other donors to do the same.

This agreement is good news for both Canada and China, ... It provides significant access to the Chinese market for not only large -- but also small and medium-size -- Canadian enterprises and brings China one step closer to membership in the WTO.

The relationship is much larger than that, and I have met with Secretary Rice often

It is very important that the international community ... keeps the pressure on Iran at this stage for them to really, really acknowledge the situation of human rights abuses in the country and really try to change the situation.

They did everything they could to make her renounce her position,

This is a vast country, the infrastructure is expensive and it's a bigger country than the United States is, ... I am saying that if we were 40 million Canadians, that infrastructure would not be necessarily a lot more expensive, but we would be more (people) to foot the bill.

The minimal oil resources in the Arctic Refuge will not make a timely or significant contribution to US energy supplies,

In the face of so much devastation, Canada is continuing to work closely with local authorities and international agencies to see what more Canada can do to assist as part of a broader international effort,

I have yet to see a very good rationale for a split of the department. I have not seen that in the last year and a half. I can't find out where that idea came from.

Canada's sovereignty over Hans Island is longstanding and based on a solid foundation in international law. This includes the discovery of the Arctic islands by British explorers and subsequent devolution to Canada.

Canada has always claimed our sovereignty over Hans Island. Denmark does the same. We have to dig out maps of 40 years ago and this sort of thing. ... We will take the time it takes in resolving it in a mature way.

Canada has always been a strong supporter of China's accession to the WTO, ... We look forward to playing a constructive role in helping complete China's accession.

Canada calls on all parties to engage in an open and peaceful dialogue in a spirit of political reconciliation to promote a functioning, multi-party parliamentary democracy in Ethiopia,

Canada urges both sides to use this momentum to reinvigorate peace talks, and to pursue the goals set out in the Road Map for Peace,

Canada strongly condemns this terrorist act, and we are deeply troubled by such incidents. On behalf of all Canadians, we extend our deepest sympathies to the victims and their families,

By building governance institutions and lasting capacity we will ensure that our investment will endure long beyond our engagement.

I do believe that we should do it in a way that will not go to the detriment of other Canadian interests,

We cannot tolerate comments of such hatred, such anti-Semitism, such intolerance. And these comments are all the more troubling given that we know of Iran's nuclear ambitions.

If Québec separates I will go with it, my loyalties are with Québec

Canada has always been a strong supporter of Chinas accession to the WTO... We look forward to playing a constructive role in helping complete Chinas accession.