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" It's important that people understand who I am and where I come from and not just have it shaped by purely political discourse. "

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" I have spent an awful lot of time listening to Canadians, learning from them, working with them. "

" We were able to sign free trade agreement with Europe at a time when people tend to be closing off. "

" Parents are the centre of a person's solar system, even as an adult. My dad had a stronger gravitational pull than most, so his absence was bound to leave a deep and lasting void. "

" I've made the commitment to Canadians that I'm going to stay myself, and I'm going stay open about it, and I'm going to make sure that the thoughtfulness with which I approach issues continues to shine through. "

" My father found cocktail parties challenging. "

" Promising something that seems popular at the time that you know you're never going to deliver - that's the kind of cynical politics that I don't want any part of. "

" One of the reasons why Canadians are generally positively inclined towards immigration is we've seen over decades, over generations, that it works. "

" People in the street will either call me 'Prime Minister' or 'Justin.' We'll see how that goes. But when I'm working, when I'm with my staff in public, I'm 'Prime Minister.' I say that if we're drinking beer out of a bottle, and you can see my tattoos, you should be comfortable calling me 'Justin.' "

" One of the things with Canada is we're of a modest enough size that we never feel that the ideal outcome of any given deal is, we win and you lose. "

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

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

" Gender equality is not only an issue for women and girls. "

" My father, his values were anchored in the time, but they were also timeless, whether it's bilingualism, multiculturalism or the charter of rights and freedoms. "

" 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. "

" I trust Canadians to be able to look at the different parties, the different leaders, the plans, the teams, and make a responsible choice. And I'm very, very confident that's exactly what Canadians are going to do. "

" As a prime minister, my job is not to try and influence or opine on what a leader of a different country should be doing. "

" Leadership is inspiring extraordinary people to step up and serve their country. "

" I think Canadians have always been interested in the choices Americans make because the choices you make inevitably impact upon us... and how we make sure that we get that balance right between continuing to have a good relationship and standing for the things we believe in is what we expect of ourselves. "

" In 2012, the Liberal Party affirmed overwhelmingly at the policy convention that we are a pro-choice party. It means that we are a party that defends women's rights, and therefore, it would be inconsistent for any Liberal MP to be able to vote to take away women's rights. "

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

" I think Canadians are tired of politicians that are spun and scripted within an inch of their life, people who are too afraid of what a focus group might say about one comment or a political opponent might try to twist out of context, to actually say much of anything at all. "

" 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. "

" We're investing billions of dollars in housing, in home care on the medical side. We're investing billions of dollars in public transit that is not just creating good jobs now but is going to help people get to and from their good jobs in more reliable ways. "

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

" Indigenous lives matter. "

" The federal government's role is to establish a process whereby industry can pitch a project, and Canadians can be reassured that this project is worth the risk. That's at the heart of governments granting permits and communities granting permission. People understand we do need economic growth. We do need natural resource projects. "