My own views on abortion, I'm not on either pole of that and neither of the interest groups on either end of this issue would probably be comfortable with my views.

But I've been very clear in this campaign - I don't believe the party should have a position on abortion.

I don't believe an Alliance government should sponsor legislation on abortion or a referendum on abortion.

I don't believe an Alliance government should sponsor legislation on abortion or a referendum on abortion.

I always say, it doesn't matter how busy I am and how early in the morning it is. The one thing I can always manage to get energy for is to see my kid (Ben) play hockey. I love my job as prime minister, but if you could be a hockey player, I mean, what could be better than that?

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.