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Quotes by Peter MacKay

Chicoutimi's good. You can't even order a cup of coffee in English there.
– Peter MacKay
I am a competitive person, and I didn't win the leadership of the PC party with a mind to stepping down so soon afterwards. But no regrets.
– Peter MacKay
I believe I can be the person who can bring together conservatives across this country in a spirit of cooperation so that we can once again form government. This is not an agreement for merger with other political parties. Merger is a mathematical equation which does not guarantee victory.
– Peter MacKay
I consider myself to be a Main Street, mainstream Conservative, and I think there are a lot of Canadians who place themselves there.
– Peter MacKay
I don't think anyone can accuse me of having put my interests ahead of the party's or the country's. I simply felt this was the right thing to do.
– Peter MacKay
I want to lead the Progressive Conservative Party, a party that will promote true conservative values and principles. I can tell you right now, I am not the merger candidate. I am not interested in institutional marriages with other parties.
– Peter MacKay
If the United States leads a multinational force into Iraq without United Nations backing, Canada should fight beside its neighbour. We've gone from being a middle power to a muddle power on this one.
– Peter MacKay
We have to be focused on growing the party and getting young people to see us as a viable option.
– Peter MacKay
We have to stress our conservative credentials and emphasize that we are the natural, national alternative to the Liberals. Clearly the Alliance has shown it can't break out of its Western box. The Alliance is at single-digit support in three quarters of the country.
– Peter MacKay
What Canada has to do is to have a government connected to the priorities of the people of which it is elected to serve. Those priorities include ensuring medicare is sustainable, support for the military, and tax and justice systems that work.
– Peter MacKay
It's not as if our party has a leadership campaign underway.
– Peter MacKay
I find happiness comes from numerous sources in my life. Most often, the happy moments I cherish most are quiet moments with my wife and family back home in Nova Scotia.
– Peter MacKay