"A very powerful mechanism to get elected is to play on anger and pick those wedge issues."
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"We have created a society where individual rights and freedoms, compassion and diversity are core to our citizenship. But underlying that idea of Canada is the promise that we all have a chance to build a better life for ourselves and our children."
Justin Trudeau"My idea of freedom is that we should protect the rights of people to believe what their conscience dictates, but fight equally hard to protect people from having the beliefs of others imposed upon them."
Justin Trudeau"We should have a good working friendship with the United States."
Justin Trudeau"I am a teacher. It's how I define myself. A good teacher isn't someone who gives the answers out to their kids but is understanding of needs and challenges and gives tools to help other people succeed. That's the way I see myself, so whatever it is that I will do eventually after politics, it'll have to do a lot with teaching."
Justin Trudeau"You can't run a government from one single person. What instead matters is that leadership be about gathering around extraordinary individuals and getting the best out of them."
Justin Trudeau"If we wander around as politicians jumping at every shadow and desperately afraid of having our words taken out of context or attacks layered on in an unfair way, I think we're actually doing a disrespect to Canadians, to people's intelligence."
Justin Trudeau"Leadership is inspiring extraordinary people to step up and serve their country."
Justin Trudeau"Promising something that seems popular at the time that you know you're never going to deliver - that's the kind of cynical politics that I don't want any part of."
Justin Trudeau"Openness, respect, integrity - these are principles that need to underpin pretty much every other decision that you make."
Justin Trudeau"We need to make sure we're all working together to change mindsets, to change attitudes, and to fight against the bad habits that we have as a society."
Justin Trudeau"I know and I've always felt for Canada that we recognize that diversity is a great source of strength."
Justin Trudeau"I was a high-school teacher. I am a strong advocate for women's rights, and I'm not a woman."
Justin Trudeau"I'm proud to be a feminist because making sure that everyone understands we all have a role in fighting for equality is the only way to move forward."
Justin Trudeau"Gender equality is not only an issue for women and girls."
Justin Trudeau"When my dad left public life, I was 13 years old. I went through my teen years and into adulthood in relative anonymity. After my dad's funeral, I was suddenly recognizable to people I passed on the street."
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