Stockwell Day
Stockwell Day
Stockwell Burt Day, Jr., PCis a former Canadian politician, and a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. He is a former cabinet minister in Alberta, who later served as leader of the Canadian Alliance from 2000 to 2001. Day was MP for the riding of Okanagan—Coquihalla in British Columbia and the president of the Treasury Board. He was widely seen as a prominent voice for social conservatives within the Conservative Party. On March 12, 2011, Day announced that he...
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I have engaged in debates where people who do not believe in marriage have said they think marriage is a terrible thing. They think it is awful. I have participated in debates where people have said they think marriage is one of the most fearsome and loathsome institutions there is. I disagree with that, but they have a right to say it.
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I liked his style. I found him to be very open. He didn't try -- as federal ministers often do with provincial ministers -- the divide and conquer strategy,
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We are very concerned obviously with developments in Haiti.
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Fewer heterosexuals feel legally compelled to officially marry and more children are born outside of marriage's traditional terms. Some people may say that is a good thing. Some may say that it is not. That is simply a fact, and it is tragic that the notion of what is best for children gets so little discussion in this debate.
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We seem determined to outpace the Scandinavians and the Dutch for social change.
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The United States began life in a moment of time with a Declaration of Independence, and then proceeded to secure that new and distinct national existence by establishing a formal set of ground rules - a written constitution, which outlined the institutions of government of the new nation.
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Is it true that Scandinavian countries which expanded the marriage term have statistically reported depreciation, that is a lessening of appreciation, for heterosexual commitment to marriage? Yes, in those jurisdictions the social indices themselves are clear.
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The whole thing is crazy, ... She's paid a price and she's bounced back.
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The rights and freedoms that citizens enjoy - give a little here; take a little there - are still the same as they were in the beginning.
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This is not a normal process or procedure nor do we want to see it become that.
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After 30 years of Pearson-Trudeau-Mulroney economic liberalism, the federal Government discovered, by observing the provinces, that the fiscal conservatism of Mackenzie King and St. Laurent had been right all along.
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As a matter of note, the few polygamists and bigamists whom I personally know are kind, caring and loving toward their children and their multiple partners.
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Anything at all that would put some kind of restraint on the unchecked power of Jean Chretien would be good.
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Since 1962, violent crimes have increased from about 219 per 100,000 people to over 1000 per 100,000 people-a 500% increase. Divorce has increased from 36 per 10,000 people to 250-a greater than 600% increase.