Best Canadian Quotations
281 Canadian quotes by 216 unique authors
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The real intolerance in Canadian society is shown by those who would deny people of faith the right to participate in public life.
— Stockwell Day
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We have played a critical role in meeting the new safety standards. The Canadian space industry contributed new tools that make the inspection of the…
— Marc Garneau
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Dad went to Canada to learn how to fly with the Royal Canadian Air Force. He took me on my first airplane ride, where I…
— Wally Schirra
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So without that Canadian invention we were grounded. And so that was a really important and key part of the mission and Canadians should take…
— Chris Hadfield
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We were also fortunate enough to engage in our service a Canadian Frenchmen, who had been with the Chayenne Indians on the Black mountains, and…
— Meriwether Lewis
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I'm a Canadian citizen. But I always want to feel at home in Sri Lanka. I'm a member of both countries.
— Michael Ondaatje
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The people of Canada do not wish as a result of mass immigration to make a fundamental alteration in the character of our population. Large…
— William Lyon Mackenzie King
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This is an exciting opportunity to positively impact the lives of Canadian children with a disability by providing a more direct route to help them…
— Milos Raonic
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There's no big budget Canadian movie. Whatever movies are big budget in Canada come from the States. Or also have States financing. Everything's pretty small.
— Ellen Page
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Well, I'm Canadian. True, north, strong, and free.
— Barry Pepper
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It was funny on '24' because I'm a Scots-Canadian, and I was working with the great Scottish actor Tony Curran, and we were both playing…
— Callum Keith Rennie
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After Russia (winning bronze at Rostelecom Cup), I'm one of the top Canadian ladies. Tomorrow, I just have to do a good long program.
— Alaine Chartrand
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There is a whole school of Canadian academics, media personalities, and politicians whose definition of a Canadian is a North American who fears or dislikes…
— Preston Manning
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It was 1988, I believe, that I met Grit. We were both appearing in a Canadian Folk Festival and as we sat backstage he handed…
— Tom Chapin
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When you watch Canadian kids [Box Lacrosse Players] score, when you see their skill level around the cage, you wonder to yourself, 'Jeez, are we…
— Dom Starsia
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I am not a Republican nor a Democrat, nor an American, and got sense enough to know it. I am one of the 22 million…
— Malcolm X
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The wit of a graduate student is like champagne. Canadian champagne.
— Robertson Davies
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A Canadian is someone who keeps asking the question, 'What is a Canadian?
— Irving Layton
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I remember really bonding with the first generation kids, the Chinese Canadian kids, and in high school bonding with the Latin kids and the East…
— Nelly
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Because I cannot write my native language and have no native home anymore, and am amazed by that horrible homelessness of all French-Canadian s abroad…
— Jack Kerouac
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I am further back, surrounded on all sides by wailing men, their faces shiny with tears. Uncle Al promised three dollars and a bottle of…
— Sara Gruen
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Canadian winters are long. Life is hard and so is ice.
— Douglas Coupland
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Representing Canada as a hockey player is always a tremendous honor, which also comes with a lot of responsibility. Being able to compete and win…
— Scott Niedermayer
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Our Government is committed to supporting Canadian businesses as they grow, innovate and generate high-value jobs - in the West and across the country. The…
— Michelle Rempel
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Our Government’s top priority remains jobs and economic growth. Today’s announcement demonstrates our commitment to ensuring the continued success of western Canadian businesses and entrepreneurs…
— Michelle Rempel
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