"We should have been there shoulder to shoulder with our allies. Our concern is the instability of our government as an ally. We are playing again with national and global security matters."

"I forget what the relevant American rate is, but I can tell you that our goal is to have a combined federal-provincial corporate tax rate of no more than 25 percent. We're on target to do that by 2012. We will have significantly - by a significant margin the lowest corporate tax rates in the G-7, and that's our - our government's objective."

"We've got to see a state where the Afghan government can handle its own day-to-day security."

"I think first and foremost everybody should understand that Canadians are strongly committed to the system of universal health insurance, to the principle that your ability to pay does not determine your access to critical medical service."

"The tapestry of existence shows us that kindness can heal wounds that time cannot."

"Science may have found a cure for most evils but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all - the apathy of human beings."

"We should be concerned not only about the health of individual patients, but also the health of our entire society."

"As an American, you have a right to good health care that is effective, accessible, and affordable, that serves you from infancy through old age, that allows you to go to practitioners and facilities of your choosing, and that offers a broad range of therapeutic options."