I think because we're such a trading nation, I think Canadians understand that first and foremost we're part of the global economy.

We got into a recession because the global economy went into the recession and we're a big exporting nation.

We have to remember we're in a global economy. The purpose of fiscal stimulus is not simply to sustain activity in our national economies, but to help the global economy as well, and that's why it's so critical that measures in those packages avoid anything that smacks of protectionism.

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.

This new global economy, it's all based on the sea routes.

Cinema has become a global economy, totally international.