Canada is the only country founded on the relentless pursuit of the rodent.

My personal political convictions are rooted in the populist political traditions of western Canada.

Remember the referendum on the Charlottetown constitutional accord? The more Canada's political and business elites threatened Canadians that the country would disappear into a black hole if the accord weren't passed, the more Canadians opposed it.

If I did one thing that would embarrass Team Canada or the country or hockey I would resign. It didn't happen.

Our Canada is an inclusive country, built by English - and French - speaking Canadians, together with our Aboriginal peoples, who were here first, and the millions who have come since from every corner of the world. And still they come-1 million people a year make inquiries about coming to Canada.

We look at this entire country as an area where he could possibly be as well as Canada and Mexico, ... so, we are not at all looking in one specific area. We are looking where the leads take us.