We, as Canadians, have no hesitation lecturing the rest of the world on what they should be doing, how they shouldn't discriminate, and how they should treat the poor. That same discrimination - unfairness that exists in so many of these countries - has been practised for years in our own country.

Paul Martin

Categorized in : Rest Treat World Discrimination

Canada is our country. It belongs to us and we belong to it. Let us join together, in our time, and make history once again.

Paul Martin

canada together country

If we do not step forward, then we step back. If we do not protect a right, then we deny it.

Paul Martin

ethos deny steps

For years governments have been promising more than they can deliver, and delivering more than they can afford.

Paul Martin

delivering government years

In Canada, women's rights are a vital part of our effort to build a society of real equality - not just for some, but for all Canadians. A society in which women no longer encounter discrimination nor are shut out from opportunities open to others

Paul Martin

equality real opportunity

Don't tell me what's in the Red Book. I wrote the goddamned thing. And I know that it's a lot of crap.

Paul Martin

crap red book

At a moment that comes rarely in the life of a country. It is a time when destiny is ours to hold.

Paul Martin

destiny life country

I rise today in support of Bill C-38, the Civil Marriage Act. 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.

Paul Martin

land rights law

The facts are plain: Religious leaders who preside over marriage ceremonies must and will be guided by what they believe. If they do not wish to celebrate marriages for same-sex couples, that is their right. The Supreme Court says so. And the Charter says so.

Paul Martin

couple religious sex

The fact is the statements are perfectly consistent, but more importantly, I don't have all the facts.

Paul Martin

canada consistent facts

Put simply, we must always remember that separate but equal is not equal.

Paul Martin

separate-but-equal equal remember

It's very clear that we are going to have 10 different [abortion] laws and that we are going to have these laws made by judges

Paul Martin

abortion judging law

The main goal in any criminal statute is to produce what's best for the victim. And sometimes, a mandatory minimum doesn't accomplish that.

Paul Martin

criminals goal sometimes

Every Canadian who wants to learn should have the opportunity to do so.

Paul Martin

should-have want opportunity

The people of Canada have worked hard to build a country that opens its doors to include all, regardless of their differences; a country that respects all, regardless of their differences; a country that demands equality for all, regardless of their differences.

Paul Martin

equality doors country

There are nations that resist, voices that attempt to diminish the urgency or dismiss the science, or declare, either in word or indifference, that this is not our problem to solve. Well, let me tell you, it is our problem to solve... To the reticent nations, including the United States, I say this: There is such a thing as a global conscience.

Paul Martin

united-states voice problem

Since one never knows what will be the line of advance, it is always most rash to condemn what is not quite in the fashion of the moment.

Paul Martin

lines fashion inspirational

Our veterans connect generations and Canadians. As a country and as individuals, we gain in pride and in purpose from their deeds and their service.

Paul Martin

our-veterans pride country

I am personally against abortion on demand, but I believe it is very clear that there must be legislation brought in that will deal with what is becoming simply a mish-mash of approaches

Paul Martin

abortion demand believe

Have you ever, on a cloudless night, looked down from a passing aircraft flying over Canada? Endless, glowing strings of cities, towns, and homesteads. Stretching on and on, one province to the next. With only the stars in the distance.

Paul Martin

distance stars night

Now the bad guy's not targeting cash. He's targeting narcotics. And he's robbing a pharmacy because that's where the narcotics are.

Paul Martin

pharmacy cash guy