John Baird Quotations

One of the most important elements of our extensive diamond education materials is helping consumers understand what diamond characteristics are most important to them. With our new interactive search, consumers can choose the criteria by which they want to search, sort and select.

Our Valentine's Day Romance Survey shows romance is alive and well, but also that many of the traditional proposal practices are evolving. Traditions such as proposing on bended knee and the man choosing the engagement ring alone are much less popular than anticipated. However, the study also showed that traditional proposal customs were much more important to younger adults, suggesting we're entering a new era of romance.

We?re here to save all those guys who are shopping at the last minute.

That's one of the commitments we made during the campaign.

It is safe to assume that there is some price sensitivity, but the diamond engagement ring isn't going anywhere.

The biggest threat to the regime is information.

Canada doesn’t stand behind Israel; we stand shoulder-to-shoulder with it.

The prodigy who fades is an old story. But the prodigy who sets a high mark when young and then hits that mark, or exceeds it, over and over again, for a full lifespan, is truly remarkable, and worth celebrating.

We can't test these absolute limits on humans. We can't blast them with sound. However, we can do that to animals because they don't have the same political base that we do.

We want a strong, growing economy

Canada does not just 'go along' in order to 'get along.' We will 'go along,' only if we 'go' in a direction that advances Canada’s values: freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule of law.

You need, instead, to be defined by your values.