Chrystia Freeland Quotes
-
The economic reality is that, thanks to smart machines and global trade, the well-paying, middle-class jobs that were the backbone of Western democracies are vanishing.
-
A thing that really troubles me about a more polarized society is that you stop having a sense of society and citizenship.
-
Worrying about the poor is one thing. To contend that equality is necessary for growth is an altogether different and more radical idea.
-
We are very proud, wherever we are in the world, to tell you about Canadian values and what we think is the right thing for Canada to do. And when it comes to refugees, we very much believe in welcoming refugees to our country, and that includes Syrian refugees, and that includes Muslim refugees.
-
I am a very strong supporter of our government's view that it is important to engage with all countries around the world - very much including Russia.
-
All of us can agree that we want government to work as well as possible, and we should all applaud efforts to improve it. But there is no escaping the divisive and essential questions: What is the purpose of the state, and whom does it serve?
-
My respect for politicians has increased. It's hard work - even hard physical work.
-
Living as we do in the age of Facebook, we shouldn't be surprised that some countries are starting to imagine themselves more as social networks than as a physical place.
-
The chief job of foreign policy today is helping to figure out the rules for the global economy and defending each nation's interests within it.
-
We recognize that NAFTA is a three-country agreement, and we need a three-country negotiation.
-
Shipping middle-class jobs to China, or hollowing them out with machines, is a win for smart managers and their shareholders. We call the result higher productivity. But, looked at through the lens of middle-class jobs, it is a loss.
-
When Canada works to counter extremism and terrorism, particularly in the Middle East, Israel is always a natural partner and a close ally.
-
It was surprising to me to hear a member question whether another member of the House was an adult. We're all adults in the House of Commons, and I think it diminishes us all to suggest otherwise.
-
We are all living in a world shaped by Reagan and his ideology of small 'l' liberalism.
-
I have always liked hanging out with people and talking to people.
-
Changes which are slow and gradual can be hard to notice even if their ultimate impact is quite dramatic.
-
The challenge of weaning ourselves off fossil fuel even as it becomes more abundant will make the old fights about energy conservation seem like child's play.
-
Our battle over the size of the state overlooks a problem that is just as important and that may be easier to muster the collective will to resolve: how effective government is, regardless of its scale.
-
I think of myself as a Russophile. I speak the language and studied the nation's literature and history in college.
-
In a globalized economy, jobs no longer need a passport, but workers do.
-
Plutocrats worldwide have readily understood the advantages of evading the burdens of the nation-state.
-
Western investment is usually assumed to walk hand-in-hand with the democratic values of its home countries, and indeed, opening an economy to outside money is one of the textbook steps in a shift from authoritarianism to an open society.
-
Sometimes who is going to be taking care of all of my kids on any given day is more complicated than any trade agreement.
-
If you doubt that we live in a winner-take-all economy and that education is the trump card, consider the vast amounts the affluent spend to teach their offspring.