Stephen Harper’s speech today to the National Caucus. Warning to liberals: he closes with “God bless Canada!” Please be advised to stick your fingers (clean hands please!) in your ears and shout la-la-la-la-la I can’t here you church and state church and state.
Watch the video! (In full color – modern-like! And yet not on the state-run CBC! How DO they do it?)
Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Address to the National Caucus
March 28, 2006
Ottawa, OntarioThank you very much for the opportunity to be here with you today as we prepare for a new parliament and a new Speech from the Throne.
I know all of you have worked very hard…
… and your efforts have not gone unnoticed.
On January 23, Canadians voted for change.
And they asked our party to lead that change.
Change that will bring accountability back to Ottawa.
Change that will deliver real results for ordinary working families.
Change that will allow us to build a Canada that is strong, united, independent and free.
That is quite a challenge, my friends.
But Canadians have placed their trust in us and we will prove ourselves worthy of that trust.
We will keep our promises.
Of course, not everyone is happy about the change Canadians want.
Take for instance our new Official Opposition.
To hear the Liberals talk, you’d think they’re entitled to be in power.
You’d think that the recent election in which 70% of Canadian voters called for change had never occurred.
Or if it did occur, people should vote again to get it right.
Well, that election did occur, Canadians voted for change; they don’t want to vote again.
They want us to deliver change and that is what we will do.
So what are we going to do?
That’s easy — we’re going to keep the promises we made to Canadians during the election.
First of all, we’re going to clean up the mess in Ottawa.
Ordinary Canadians were horrified by the abuse committed in connection with the sponsorship scandal.
They simply could not believe that their tax dollars — the money they worked so hard for — was diverted for partisan political ends.
This will not happen again.
This will not happen again. We will introduce a new Federal Accountability Act.
[…]
We will protect Canada’s sovereignty in the Arctic and strengthen Canada’s place in the world by means of a “Canada first” defense strategy aimed at repairing years of Liberal neglect.
We’re going to restore this country’s ability to defend its borders — so we can keep this country we love strong, united, independent and free.
And we’re going to show Canada’s leadership in the world by making an appreciable and appreciated contribution on the international scene.
As we are doing in Afghanistan, where our young men and women are doing an admirable job.
And that is why we stand foursquare behind the work, the hardship and the sacrifice of our young men and women in uniform in Afghanistan.
In conclusion, my friends, Canadians have seen the past.
And they’re tired of it.
So it’s up to us to fix the mess and deliver a bright new future.
We know what we have to do.
We know what we want to achieve.
And friends, make no mistake about it, Canadians are with us.
Quebecers are also with us in large numbers.
It is up to us to work hard to ensure that more of them want to join us.
But in a minority Parliament, more than ever, we’re going to need your help.
And we’re going to need the active support and involvement of Canadians right across this country
· Writing, e-mailing, faxing and telephoning their MPs telling them to get with the plan.
Our plan to build a better Canada, in which a strong Quebec can occupy its legitimate and rightful place.
Thank you all for coming today for the work you’ve done to get us this far and for this show of enthusiastic support for all we are trying to achieve.
Thank you, thank you very much. God bless Canada!
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