Famous Quotes & Sayings

David Suzuki

Canada should always open its doors to those who are oppressed or in cases of emergency. When Canada offered refuge to 50,000 boat people in Vietnam in the 1970s, I was particularly proud to be Canadian.

Paul Martin

I rise in support of a Canada in which liberties are safeguarded, rights are protected and the people of this land are treated as equals under the law.

What we have today is the departure of the first group ... which is going to travel to Canada.

Adam Gontier

We actually wrote the record in and out of Canada, where we live, in sort of cottage country. ... We were at a lake, around campfires, writing music.

We are glad that two of these senior citizens didn't fall for the scams. Unfortunately, criminals in Canada have taken millions of dollars out of Wisconsin in recent years. We are working with the Royal Canada Mounted Police to fight these rip-off artists.

Feist

I'm a Canadian. Outside Canada I carry the flag. Canadian nationalism isn't as insidious as American nationalism, though. It's good natured. It's all about maple syrup, not war.

Dan Aykroyd

I live in Canada in the summer and some time in the fall.

Patrick Chan

I'm extremely well recognized in Korea just because of what I do on the ice, and there is a lack of that in Canada because hockey is our sport and it will be for eternity.

Ruth Ozeki

Canada has always been a great place for literature. It's strong and growing stronger, and there will always be reading, and there will always be great writers.

Pico Iyer

Certainly, I think Canada is many years ahead of the curve and still the great global pioneer.

To know it was that close to you, it was a little awe-inspiring, especially for a kid from Canada. It's kind of the Holy Grail.

The pressure's on them (Canada). They were expected to be here, we weren't. But don't get me wrong, we want gold. We're not going to play for the silver.

Wayne Gretzky

We are disappointed that Eddie can't participate for Team Canada at the World Cup. But we are thrilled that Jose is a part of our team.

Dany Heatley

You know when you play for Canada that there's going to be pressure because you're always expected to win. We all understand, and I think that's what makes us better. That's going to have to happen pretty quick.

Lorie Kane

To have a company like CN think I'm worthy enough to support is a great shot of confidence. I am Canadian and I carry the country on my back so to have a company that signifies Canada such as CN with me is great.

Ryan Holmes

One thing I would like to see in Vancouver and Canada is something similar to the PayPal mafia. They were all early employees of PayPal. They all had monster exits with PayPal, and they were able to take their winnings and form a syndicate that co-invests.

Wayne Gretzky

We know that this country wants gold and nothing else is good enough. That's the expectation for Canada when it comes to hockey and we know that. We aren't kidding ourselves. We know we have to win the gold. We don't have anything else on our minds.

We know that the people of Canada are independent, freedom-loving folks who are willing to work for the things they would like to have.

Justin Trudeau

I know that a prime minister of Canada needs to be deeply respectful of the other levels of government - whether it be municipal, provincial, or even nation-to-nation relationships with aboriginal governments.

I would suggest that we have excellent sports organizations that have now started to take the Canada Games as a very important part of the training process. But it comes down to the athletes. Nothing more.

Having one cow in a 12 month period, which is what it's been since they (Canada) had their last one, does not change the minimal risk standards that Canada falls under. So it should not disrupt trade in any way.

He's got his fair share of experience playing for Team Canada and wearing the Team Canada colors. He's proud to be a Canadian and is pretty excited about coming back to Canada.

Kirk Pengilly

He seemed to have the whole package. Canada must be proud of him.

Ezra Levant

He should be lucky we have freedom of speech in Canada because if we were in a country that didn't, he'd be in jail.

Ron Maclean

Hockey Day in Canada has become an unofficial holiday for Canadian hockey fans everywhere. It is important that we take one day to gather our friends and family together to pay tribute to our wonderful game.

Stephen Harper

If the special envoy were to conclude that this is not a direction in which the United States wishes to go, then Canada will have to make other long-term choices in its economic infrastructure,

John McCallum

If the implication of what I say is that Western countries as a whole would have to reduce their share of the pie, then I'm sure that Canada would be willing to make its fair contribution.

He understands Canada has a big talent pool of great players. He'll continue to work and hopefully he'll be named for the next Olympics and for the next big tournament.

Adam Foote

I always thought winning (two) Stanley Cups would be the highlight of my career, but the Olympics is right up there. The importance of winning gold for Canada was huge at that time. I was glad to be a part of it.

Martin Brodeur

He's a young guy. When you have the privilege of playing for the greatest hockey country, there are only so many players. It's not that he's not worth being there, it's just because he's in a situation that Team Canada has a new wave of young players.

We've been to all 48 lower states, and for 30 years we always made it to Canada for the start of the walleye season,

We really haven't spent that much time pursuing Canada as a market, and it's unfortunate for us, because it's our home, ... But in the financial grand scheme of things, it's a small market.

Atom Egoyan

We hear about the experiment that is Canada but we are now entering the most interesting phase of that, where people are interacting with their own culture and understanding the degree of tolerance we have created in this place.