Anne McLellan Quotations

We want to reassure the president and the people of the United States that we are their best friends and their neighbour, and we will be there to help them in a situation that truly is without parallel in our country or theirs,

Yesterday, the Department of Human Health Services in the U.S. contacted our public health agency and asked for an inventory of emergency supplies that, if they need them, we could send at a moment's notice.

were handled in accordance with normal operating procedures.

It is going to take a very long time for them to be able to resume their lives and even in some cases I'm sure determine whether they want to return to homes that have been largely destroyed or whether they want to start over somewhere else.

I think we're going to see a lot of candidates. I actually think they will sort themselves out starting this weekend when the rules of the game are put into play.

People here in Canada, especially in Atlantic Canada because of that Acadian connection, felt that 'well, maybe we could take some of these people in, especially the children. We could offer them a place of temporary refuge,' 

My view is that if there are displaced people who need accommodation, that we would be there,

My partner (her word) John hates politics. But he's been most supportive of me, and knows how important politics is to me.

We believe that the understanding that he has of the context of this tragedy and the factual underpinnings that he has worked to comprehend will help him enormously,

We have made good on our shared resolve to deliver what I firmly believe will be a fair and lasting resolution of the Indian school legacy,

Quite clearly this is a human disaster of enormous proportions. We have tens and tens of thousands of displaced people across the United States,.

The message is NAFTA (the North American Free Trade Agreement) is there. NAFTA has helped both our countries enormously. We live up to the terms of NAFTA. We ask you, our best friend and most important trading partner to do the same thing.

Quite truthfully, I have no idea how much the pension is worth because I have never contemplated retiring.

Ensure compliance and be responsive to the feedback.

This government does not believe that public safety is enhanced by carrying weapons. In fact, it has been a long-standing Canadian government practice to discourage the use of personal defence weapons. Once public possession of one type of weapon is condoned for personal defence, the situation of weapon possession for protection starts to spiral upwards towards more powerful and dangerous weapons.

... we're not interested in confiscating their guns, as long as they are legitimate gun owners, as long as they store them appropriately, transport them appropriately and so on ...

The government of Canada continues to be ready to deploy both human resources and other kinds of services as requested,

During this difficult time, we are offering our support to our friends and neighbours,

is fair and just and will bring an end to this complex set of litigation that we have seen for many years.

Quite truthfully, I have no idea (how much the pension is worth) because I have never contemplated retiring.

It's a completely different universe. We're safer today, but the world in which we live is more complex,

It's not that we're afraid to get our hands dirty. We just don't like that culture of confrontation, 'gotcha' politics.

It's my obligation to ensure that we have the legislative framework in place so key law enforcement agencies can do their jobs,

That is something we've indicated we'll take a look at and will talk to our American colleagues about.

I want to assure everyone that the government of Canada will not put at risk the success of this province or the promise of its resources,

I keep reading things in papers and hearing things on open line shows that are just blather as far as I'm concerned and therefore I thought it was very important to reiterate the point,

If the requests continue, we will continue to meet them. Provinces will probably also step up to the plate with their emergency stockpiles.

In the weeks ahead you will be hearing from the minister of finance in relation to plans we have especially, as winter approaches in relation to energy costs generally.

I am pleased to announce today that we have made good on our shared resolve to deliver what I firmly believe will be a fair and lasting resolution of the Indian school legacy,