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As far as I'm concerned, I wouldn't want to go to any other country. It's good enough here.   Orviel Kruse 
Give your head a shake. This is the greatest country in the world.   Curtis Sanderson  
Down in Newfoundland, we can hardly sleep for wondering when St. Pierre and Miquelon are going to invade ~ (on the state of Canada's military in 1983)  John Crosbie  
A constitution nursed upon the oxygen of our bright winter atmosphere makes its owner feel as though he could toss about the pine trees in his glee.   Lord Dufferin  
Canada appears content to become a second-tier socialistic country, boasting ever more loudly about its economy and social services to mask its second-rate status.  Stephen Harper 
Edmonton isn't really the end of the world -- although you can see it from there.  Ralph Klein  
Even when Canadian humour is awful it just lies there being awful in its own fresh way.  Robert Thomas Allen  
The beaver is a good national symbol for Canada. He's so busy chewing he can't see what's going on.  Howard Cable  
Canada and Mexico, as the saying goes, have one common problem between them.  J. C. Ogelsby 
When a soldier steps on foreign soil in a high-risk environment, every single Canadian should be walking with him or her.  Rick Hillier 
If Ottawa giveth, then Ottawa can taketh away.   Stephen Harper  
Make no mistake. Canada is not a bilingual country. In fact it is less bilingual today than it has ever been.   Stephen Harper  
I think we are globally minded .... we've learned how to play the game and observe everything. Americans don't do that ... the English and the Americans tend to be insular.  Tom Cochrane 
Pity the poor creatures in warmer countries where the seasons never change. Where summer is eternal and they never know the pain of waiting and the joy at last when summer comes  Ray Guy 
Canada is a country so square that even the female impersonators are women  Richard Benner 
There is no greater honour than to serve Canadians.  Kim Campbell 
The opposition parties, by attacking my relations with the federal government, in the last seven years, have not hesitated to score points.   Robert Bourassa 
I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence, I can reach for; perfection is God's business.   Michael J. Fox  
Canada and space are a natural fit.   Marc Garneau 
As a people, we know what we can do, we know how to do it, and we just want to get on with it. How? By ensuring that Canada's place in the world is one of influence and pride.   Paul Martin