Scott Reid Quotations

Mr. Harper begins his campaign with an unequivocal statement that, if elected prime minister, he would act swiftly to roll back charter rights.

We have commitments on the table that we've budgeted for and that we've publicly pledged,

Working families need care. They need care that is regulated, safe and secure, and that's what we're building here. Don't give people C$25 a day to blow on beer and popcorn.

The system is flawed, no doubt about it,

You're trying to pick one of the most important positions but you're doing it in a way that precludes anybody having any kind of openness in the process and that strikes me as being so obviously flawed.

Your actions shouldn't change an animal's behavior. The true test is whether you affect the animals. For instance, if your presence causes a bird to fly away, it may force the bird to abandon their young or steer clear of the area all together.

This is a time for blooming flowers and people see them and want to pick them and take them home. But leaving the flower in place is very important for seeding this summer. If it's blooming, once you take the seed away it doesn't get pollinated, it's no longer a food source for bees. Just leave it where it is. Draw it, photograph it or smell it but don't pick it.

In the prime minister's view, the public safety imperative of action on the part of all governments must be respected.

It's also a bad idea to walk on snowmelt where there is still two or three inches of snow because there's fragile vegetation under the snow that you don't even know is trying to grow there, ... This is true especially in higher elevations.