Top 45 Erin OToole Quotes

I do not think that abortion services should be part of our foreign aid funding in any way.

Enhancing our NORAD relationship will remind the Americans that both our economic and security interests are integrated in such a way that you could not possibly view them as apart.

I like to say I bring the perspective of a kid from Bowmanville… but I understand military service and uniformed service.

I’m a principle liberty, rule-of-law Conservative.

Raising a family is life’s greatest joy, but it can also be humbling. You cannot do it alone.

I’ve been standing up against what I call the ‘virtue signalling’ from Justin Trudeau which actually ignores the real challenges of the day and offers symbolic gestures as a substitute.

I saw the role my dad had in the community, helping people. At Christmas, people would come by with cards thanking him for helping with something for the business or their farm. And I just saw the impact.

The Five Eyes nations have a duty to support Hong Kong and its status as guaranteed by the 1984 agreement.

I wore a uniform to stand up for all rights and that means I don’t pick or choose which I defend, whether it’s for equality rights or women’s rights. I’ve been consistent on that in my public life. I’ve also stood up for religious freedom, conscience rights of freedom of speech.

I respect teachers and professors.

My family and I are devoted to working with our team to rebuild our party in areas where we are weak.

You learn more from your setbacks than from your successes.

As leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, I commit to work with all Conservatives to live up to the promise of our great country.

I think we need ideas for the future.

I’m a proud conservative and firmly believe in a principled approach to foreign policy – one that builds on our values and interests as a country. This approach has made me a resolute and strong friend to Israel.

I want Albertans to know they will have a champion in Erin O’Toole.

I have more experience in the green economy than anyone in that Liberal caucus. I care about it. But we don’t put all of our chips in it. With the Trudeau government, it is all about rhetoric and ideology and not about a practical approach.

We always knew that name-recognition wise, that was really my one weakness.

The Trudeau government increasingly avoids debate on important national issues by demonizing people who disagree with them.

Canadians haven’t always seen themselves in our party.

Veterans need employment opportunities and the development of a Hire a Veteran culture in Canada.

I’m proud of my country.

I stand up for all rights.

An O’Toole government will pass a Freedom of Movement Act that will make it a criminal offence to block a railway, airport, port, or major road, or to block the entrance to a business or household in a way that prevents people from lawfully entering or leaving.

I believe that Conservatives do best when we focus on strong ideas for our future and when we leverage the strength of grassroots across the country.

There’s got to be a zero tolerance to racism, anti-Semitism, any form of division and intolerance.

Communist party leadership in China knows that Canada’s political and media elite values feeling superior to the United States more than they value standing on principle on the international stage.

The Conservatives will have a serious plan that is not a tax on families and businesses, that will get our emissions down by partnering, by being strategic and and taking it seriously, but not through just a tax mechanism.

On trade, a Conservative government would challenge China’s actions on canola and meat imports through the World Trade Organization and withdraw funding from the Chinese-run Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank.

China’s propaganda approach with the West is different than the one used by the Soviet Union, which used Western belligerence to maintain its control over its domestic audience. China’s strategy is one of influence and inertia.

I’m here to fight for the well-being of Canadians across the country.

In law school, we studied the famous book ‘Getting to Yes,’ co-written by the head of the Harvard Law School Negotiation Project.

I have been asking for Canada to take cybersecurity and other issues seriously and ensure that Huawei is not allowed to contribute to our 5G infrastructure.

I was not born with a silver spoon in my mouth, and my wedding was not on the cover of a magazine.

We need a principled foreign policy that consistently and resolutely stands up for freedom.

The federal government needs to make it clear that recognition of Indigenous rights means that when Indigenous bands and their leadership approve projects, we listen.

Canada has, entrenched in our Constitution, a world-leading recognition of Indigenous rights.

Canadians must realize that the success of our resource sector benefits all Canadians.

I’m known on the Hill for having respect, I think, on all sides of the House of Commons because I don’t buy into treating people poorly.

When I was in the military, my dad ran in the Mike Harris 1995 Common Sense Revolution election, and that’s where I really made the decision that one day I would love to run for office.

It’s very important to respect the conversation between a priest and the members of their flock.

After 12 years as an Air Force officer, I turned in my wings for a notebook, earned a law degree and went to work for Proctor & Gamble.

I’m known as a small-c conservative.

As I have said several times, Veterans are not a monolithic group that has the same needs and desires. They want to be fulfilled, support their family and have options after their years in uniform. A job in government should not be the only option.

I don’t think anyone who’s had a casual observation of the Trump administration will suggest that their priority is going to be environment, Indigenous and other things like that.