We're encouraged that Mr. Harper appears to have taken some of our concerns into account. If Mr. Harper is serious about making this Parliament work, we will be open to working with him.

We seem to have reached a serious and fundamental impasse,

On the whole, we believe the new U.S. proposals have taken into account and considered the worries and concerns of some of us.

People that go through serious illness - you can either go one way or the other. You can either become despondent about it all. Or it kind of rejuvenates you, makes you focus on what's important.

We hold that the program , as it appears to have been structured at the time (Harper) was placed on it, differed from parole in name only, ... and affirm the (appeals court's) decision.

We view these developments as disturbing -- deeply disturbing and we view them with serious concerns.