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In many respects, my best friends were dogs.
The New Canada (1992)
The Reform Party does not, however, equate "high profile" with electability.
The New Canada (1992)
My religious training told me that in times of personal uncertainty one should seek God's direction through personal prayer and study of the Christian scriptures.
The New Canada (1992)
There are hundreds of Canadian communities that have given more thought to hiring their rink manager than they have to electing their member of Parliament.
The New Canada (1992)
New Canada must be workable without Quebec, but it must be open and attractive enough to include a New Quebec.
The New Canada (1992)
My first official consulting job, therefore, was for a scrap metal dealer (he resented the term "junk dealer") in East Edmonton named Benny Sugarman.
The New Canada (1992)
Besides my religious commitment, the greatest single factor that has enabled me to pursue my business and political objectives has been the security and freedom of my home.
The New Canada (1992)
People who been told that the Reform Party consists of well-meaning simpletons mouthing naive solutions to complex problems should study Harper's speeches on behalf of Reform.
The New Canada (1992)
This not to say that the Reform Party appears to be the Canadian equivalent of the Republican Party or that I am trying to pass myself off as a modern-day Lincoln.
The New Canada (1992)
During his long political career, my father was always active in communicating the Christian gospel from the evangelical perspective,...
The New Canada (1992)
Nothing disturbs me more than superficiality and mere sloganizing on matters of public policy, and the suspicion that what the speaker is saying represents the full extent of his knowledge on the subject.
The New Canada (1992)
The first lesson, for all Canadians, is that the closed door, top down approaches to constitution making do not provide the public input or debate necessary to achieve a constitutional consensus that will be supported by the people.
The New Canada (1992)
As a result of listening to Aberhart, my father decided to leave the farm in 1927 to study at Calgary Prophetic Bible Institute, Aberhart's training school.
The New Canada (1992)
The trouble with "sacrifices as symbolic acts" is that the immediate impact on those for whom the sacrifice is made quickly fades, while the impact on those who actually make the sacrifice can go on and on.
The New Canada (1992)
In fall 1967, I was given leave of absence by the National Public Affairs Research Foundation to move to Redondo Beach, California, to work on a short-term research contract with TRW.
The New Canada (1992)