Preston Manning

I think the federal Liberals' micro-tinkering is not causing any kind of upsurge in public confidence. The challenge for Conservatives is how…

— Preston Manning

An optimist in Canada is someone who think things could be worse

— Preston Manning

For many years I have advocated 'redesigning Parliament' in a variety of ways - elect the Senate, do away with the 'confidence…

— Preston Manning

I think on all the debate on immigration, and all of that, the class of person that should be given the benefit…

— Preston Manning

A revolutionary should neither look or act like one to get ahead in Canada.

— Preston Manning

Do not ghettoize society by putting people into legal categories of gender, race, ethnicity, language, or other such characteristics.

— Preston Manning

When the initial effort of political and business leaders to influence public opinion on an issue is to threaten rather than to…

— Preston Manning

When we classify an issue as a 'shield issue' it is usually because we feel that someone else occupies the high ground…

— Preston Manning

Besides my religious commitment, the greatest single factor that has enabled me to pursue my business and political objectives has been the…

— Preston Manning

My personal political convictions are rooted in the populist political traditions of western Canada.

— Preston Manning

Canada is the only country founded on the relentless pursuit of the rodent.

— Preston Manning

Remember the referendum on the Charlottetown constitutional accord? The more Canada's political and business elites threatened Canadians that the country would disappear…

— Preston Manning

Nothing disturbs me more than superficiality and mere sloganizing on matters of public policy, and the suspicion that what the speaker is…

— Preston Manning

There are hundreds of Canadian communities that have given more thought to hiring their rink manager than they have to electing their…

— Preston Manning

Where you find all the worries about immigration, I think the way to handle that is to listen to the person that's…

— Preston Manning

Why not learn from the positive aspect of Canadian populism, which is the way to deal with it? Learn from the negative…

— Preston Manning

There is a whole school of Canadian academics, media personalities, and politicians whose definition of a Canadian is a North American who…

— Preston Manning

In Canada, what I find what people are afraid of or worried about is politicians who denigrate the importance of the resource…

— Preston Manning

New Canada must be workable without Quebec, but it must be open and attractive enough to include a New Quebec.

— Preston Manning

We need to apply the science of communication to the communication of science.

— Preston Manning

Canada has had populist movements in the past, virtually since its inception. I don't think the central Canadian elites have ever understood…

— Preston Manning

My first official consulting job, therefore, was for a scrap metal dealer (he resented the term "junk dealer") in East Edmonton named…

— Preston Manning

Negative is always more newsworthy than positive.

— Preston Manning

There are more effective ways of tackling environmental problems including global warming, proliferation of plastics, urban sprawl, and the loss of biodiversity…

— Preston Manning

The first lesson, for all Canadians, is that the closed door, top down approaches to constitution making do not provide the public…

— Preston Manning