Kim Campbell
Kim Campbell
Avril Phædra Douglas "Kim" Campbell PC CC OBC QCis a Canadian politician, diplomat, lawyer and writer who served as the 19th Prime Minister of Canada, from June 25, 1993, to November 4, 1993. Campbell was the first, and to date, only female prime minister of Canada, the first baby boomer to hold that office, and the only prime minister born in British Columbia...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth10 March 1947
CityPort Alberni, Canada
CountryCanada
Kim Campbell quotes about
Whether you come from Port Alberni on the West Coast as I do, or from Port-Cartier on the shores of the St. Lawrence, we all share the rare privilege of being citizens of one of the greatest countries in the world.
We live in tough times, and Canadians have some tough questions for government. They want clear answers. They are well beyond the glib, glad-handing of the past.
The world has changed profoundly since our programs were first established.
We have to define and put into practice a better, more coherent and effective policy on income security.
Some of you may have been hoping that today I would speak about Lucien Bouchard's latest economic theories. But I have decided to spare him for the time being: after all, he is a man.
I have always believed governments must adapt to the needs of the people, not the other way around.
The election is not a time to discuss serious issues.
I'd be prouder still to say I was Canada's 10th woman prime minister.
We now know that unity, the cornerstone of Canada's greatness and prosperity, is above all a matter of emotion and reason for every citizen.
For people on social assistance, the loss of free dental care, prescription drugs and subsidized housing can greatly outweigh additional income from working. We've all heard the stories.
On the same day I was sworn in as Prime Minister of Canada, I announced the most sweeping reform ever undertaken in the structure of our federal government.
For me, unemployment and poverty in the Greater Montreal area is not mainly a problem of structure, or design, or statistics. It is a profoundly human situation.
We Canadians are not given as a people to great patriotic displays.
Canada is the homeland of equality, justice and tolerance.