Gordon Campbell Quotations

We can disagree on the laws that are passed, and we often do. But the foundation of our society is that once a law is passed that we agree to obey it. We do not get to obey the laws that we like and disobey the laws that we don't like,

We know from the past that when these solutions are imposed from the outside they have failed,

My expectation today remains exactly what it was nine years ago, even, six, five and four years ago. I expect children's deaths to be investigated,

no excuse to break the law and show such flagrant contempt for the courts of British Columbia.

I guess if you're going to try to build a more constructive legislature, sometimes you have to give the opposition an opportunity to make some decisions,

I give credit to the teachers. I think the BCTF came with an open mind,

Look, government is responsible, I'm responsible, no question about it,

We can't look at the results we've had and say those are the results we want.

Today we have looked at some of our failings as a country and we have embraced the idea that we can improve, we can be better for all Canadians,

We have looked at some of the failings of our country and embraced the idea that we can improve,

This requires all of us to take unprecedented actions, and to think in unprecedented ways about how we solve a natural disaster,

There is no question we will engage in that discussion.

We expected all the files to go from the children's commission to the coroner's office and that they would be investigated.

British Columbians want the government and the opposition to work more constructively with each other, and to elevate the level of debate and the level of decorum in the house,

The transition plan was pretty clearly laid out in the legislation,

This is without a doubt the most significant natural disaster to ever hit British Columbia's forests. We expect that by 2013, about 80 per cent of our mature natural pine will have been infested by the mountain pine beetle, ... This requires all of us to take unprecedented actions and to think in unprecedented ways.

There's a new era dawning in British Columbia. You have to establish what you value, and work together. This collaboration is something we have to take into the future, and it is something the world can learn from.

foremost a tool of the people of British Columbia.

The B.C. spirit bear symbolizes the essence of the spirit of British Columbia. It is a powerful presence and a thing of wonder that lives in a magical land of beauty, grace and unbridled potential.

I really hope that everyone has a good hard look at what the courts have said. They've said clearly to teachers that they want them back in the classroom. They want them respecting the law. That it's important they do that. We've said to teachers that we're ready to talk about the issues that you've raised in the past. We're not willing to talk as a precondition of course to respecting the courts. That would be a disservice to the courts and a disservice to the community,

I realize there is some angst. I don't believe they will all be happy. Between March and June, we will building the teams.

Clearly there was a systemic breakdown. British Columbians aren't happy with it. I'm not happy with it. I'm sure cabinet's not happy with it.

We don't want two-tier health care in Canada - one tier for Quebec and another tier for the rest of the country.

It's time for the Americans to say they're going to live up to their obligations and return the dollars that have been illegally taken from Canadians.

The B.C. spirit bear symbolizes the essence of the spirit of British Columbia. It is a powerful presence and a thing of wonder that lives in a magical land of beauty, grace and unbridled potential.

The abuser knows where you work. Even if a woman goes underground at night, the abuser knows where to find her during the day.

Discovery peaked 30 years ago. It takes no feat of the imagination. It takes no feat of intellect to conclude we now face the corresponding peak in production in 2005.

This is aimed at trying to find a balance, where people can understand and really enjoy our wilderness and we protect our wildlife, while recognizing that people are part of the ecosystem.