“I am in politics to defend ideas, real conservative ideas. Because I p...” — Maxime Bernier Quote

I am in politics to defend ideas, real conservative ideas. Because I passionately care about Canada's future. Because I know that the free-market conservative philosophy has the best solutions to ensure our society is more prosperous, secure, and peaceful.

For me, I don't have to defend myself that I am not a racist. I won't go in that discussion.

A tax on capital is self-defeating, in that it slows down capital accumulation, investment and economic growth.

Some taxes are really dumb.

Taxing corporations means unnecessarily burdening our wealth-creating machines.

My politics were pretty anarchistic until 1969 when the Montreal police went on strike. Within hours, mayhem and rioting broke out and the Mounties had to be called in to restore order. It instilled in me that one's convictions can be subjected to empirical test.

Gay men are accepted in films, music and politics because people came out and broke the mould and stereotype in those industries. What I am trying to do is break the trend in rugby and sport in general and show any aspiring sportsman, regardless of his age, that the mould has been broken.

Television is democracy at its ugliest.

Since politics fundamentally should be a moral enterprise, the church in this sense has something to say about politics.