In the long and dogged crusade that the human race has fought in favor of democracy, the ideal of liberty, of freedom, has always been the goal.

If the institutions of parliamentary democracy are worth preserving, the duty to explain them to the people they are meant to serve becomes vitally important.

Question Period is not part of the legislative process,and has nothing to do with it. It is a means of monitoring the Executive that the Government cannot evade.

The purpose of privilege is not to place parliamentarians above the law, but rather to allow them to carry out their duties independently and effectively, in the national interest.

Democracy is not a form of government. It is a political philosophy that can be embodied in various systems of government.

Debates must take place in an atmosphere of courtesy.

But while the American Constitution was the child of war, ours grew out of discussion, bargaining and negotiation.

A careful and sympathetic sense of humour can also be a great asset when there is need to get out of difficult situations gracefully.

as I became Speaker in 1986, I made a point of setting up a public information office to respond to requests and provide information about Parliament and how it functions.

On a craggy bluff above the majestic Ottawa River stands the remarkable embodiment of our system of governance: Parliament.

Too much time is wasted listening to the noise of the mind - and too little is spent living from the love and power of the heart.

When your heart feels strangely warm, you’ve found your love

Addiction by any other name is love.

You see someone on the street and essentially what you notice about them is the flaw.

Keep up appearances; there lies the test. The world will give thee credit for the rest.

Though you should not fear failure, you should do your very best to avoid it.

Legitimacy is the elixir of political power.

Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee. Light gains make heavy purses. 'Tis good to be merry and wise.

I believe in friendly compromise. I said over in the Senate hearings that truth is the glue that holds government together. Compromise is the oil that makes governments go.

You have been hiding so long aimlessly drifting in the sea of my love Even so You have always been connected to me Connected, revealed in the known in the unmanifest I am life itself