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" I don't put a lot of stock into polls. "

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" Nobody knows better than I do what the pressures of party leadership can do to a young family. It tore mine apart. "

" We know that society is better - more prosperous, more stable, more peaceful, more cohesive - when women's rights are respected and when women are valued, empowered, and lead the way in our communities. "

" We need to make sure we're all working together to change mindsets, to change attitudes, and to fight against the bad habits that we have as a society. "

" Certainly in a world where terrorism is a daily reality in the news, it's easy for people to be afraid. But the fact is that we laid out very clearly - and Canadians get - that it's actually not a choice between either immigration or security: that of course they go together. "

" Confident countries are willing to invest in the future. "

" You can't run a government from one single person. What instead matters is that leadership be about gathering around extraordinary individuals and getting the best out of them. "

" I think that Canadians in general very much understand... that we need to engage in the world and stand up for human rights. "

" Canada was built around a very simple premise. A promise that you can work hard and succeed and build a future for yourselves and your kids, and that future for your kids would be better than the one you had. "

" Indigenous lives matter. "

" Our child benefit goes directly to the families who need it the most. "

" I became a high school teacher for many years because it was a very tangible, concrete way where I could make a difference, and quite frankly, the kids didn't care who my father had been, because it was late '90s; none of them were around or remembered my father. "

" I am a teacher. It's how I define myself. A good teacher isn't someone who gives the answers out to their kids but is understanding of needs and challenges and gives tools to help other people succeed. That's the way I see myself, so whatever it is that I will do eventually after politics, it'll have to do a lot with teaching. "

" I think Canada has a great story, and I'm glad to tell it. And if there's a moment where the world is paying a little more attention to Canada, well, I think it's important to try and capitalize on that. "

" One of the things that we have to realize is we cannot get off gas, we cannot get off oil, fossil fuels tomorrow - it's going to take a few decades. Maybe we can shorten it, but there's going to have to be a transition time. "

" Withdrawing support from globalization is taking us in the wrong direction. "

" I don't feel that I or Canada has to prove anything through big, loud, overt acts. "

" Income splitting benefits only fifteen per cent, mostly the wealthiest Canadians, but it's paid for by everyone. "

" Connecting with Canadians isn't about what you say, it's about what you're listening to. It's about what you understand. "

" I'm proud to be a feminist because making sure that everyone understands we all have a role in fighting for equality is the only way to move forward. "

" I think we need to price carbon; there's no question about it. The way we do it needs to be based on science and not political debates and attacks, and that's why I'm drawing on experts and best practices from around the world. "

" I have been incredibly lucky all my life. I've had a family that has loved me and given me incredible opportunities. I've gone to great schools. I've travelled across the country. "

" The back and forth between the press and government is essential to any good democracy. "

" We provide our citizens upward mobility through economic opportunity. "

" There was a perception that I'd grown up with a silver spoon in my mouth. "

" We're going to make sure there is a strong price on carbon right across the country, and we're hoping that the provinces are going to be able to do that, in a way, for themselves. "

" Canadians are nice and polite. It's not just a stereotype. "

" I'm not worried too much about left, right spectrum; I'm worried about what's actually going to work to help Canadians who are worried about their own jobs, about their kids' jobs. "

" I know and I've always felt for Canada that we recognize that diversity is a great source of strength. "