Quotes from campaign trail

Posted: 1:00 AM CDT Saturday, Apr. 2, 2011

‘I DON’T attack his patriotism. I don’t attack his family. He’s attacked my patriotism, he’s attacked my family.’

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‘I DON’T attack his patriotism. I don’t attack his family. He’s attacked my patriotism, he’s attacked my family.’

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‘I DON’T attack his patriotism. I don’t attack his family. He’s attacked my patriotism, he’s attacked my family.’

— Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on Stephen Harper and Conservative attacks

‘THIS enormous cheque that keeps piling into parties every month whether they raise any money or not, that means we’re constantly having (election) campaigns, the war chests are always full for another campaign.’

— Prime Minister Stephen Harper, on the per-vote subsidy given to political parties he wants to eliminate

‘MR. Harper wants to bring American-style attack politics into Canada… We have a Canadian electoral system that limits the influence of big money in politics. He wants to get it out of the way and give us American-style attack politics.’

— Ignatieff on Harper’s per-vote subsidy plan

‘DO we want to go back to the days when money and those who could finance campaigns determine the nature of our democracy? I don’t want to go there.’

— NDP Leader Jack Layton, on his desire to maintain the per-vote subsidy — The Canadian Press

vote subsidy — The Canadian Press