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On a craggy bluff above the ma...

On a craggy bluff above the majestic Ottawa River stands the remarkable embodiment of our system of governance: Parliament.

John Fraser 13 quotes

as I became Speaker in 1986, I...

as I became Speaker in 1986, I made a point of setting up a public information office to respond to requests and provide information about Parliament and how it functions.

John Fraser 13 quotes

The House Of Commons has never...

The House Of Commons has never been a tea-party. It consists of strong-minded, often very idealistic people, who are trying to accomplish something for our country. We are inheritors of an adversarial system and that, in itself, fosters conflict.

John Fraser 13 quotes

In the long and dogged crusade...

In the long and dogged crusade that the human race has fought in favor of democracy, the ideal of liberty, of freedom, has always been the goal.

John Fraser 13 quotes

Democracy is not a form of gov...

Democracy is not a form of government. It is a political philosophy that can be embodied in various systems of government.

John Fraser 13 quotes

But while the American Constit...

But while the American Constitution was the child of war, ours grew out of discussion, bargaining and negotiation.

John Fraser 13 quotes

The office of Speaker is almos...

The office of Speaker is almost as ancient as Parliament itself. It emerged in the Middle Ages when the Commons - the ordinary people - of England needed a spokesman in their dealings with the King, someone who would voice their grievances and present their petitions. This was by no means a safe or easy thing to do at that time, and potential spokesman generally had to be pressured into accepting the responsibility.

John Fraser 13 quotes

A careful and sympathetic sens...

A careful and sympathetic sense of humour can also be a great asset when there is need to get out of difficult situations gracefully.

John Fraser 13 quotes

Question Period is not part of...

Question Period is not part of the legislative process,and has nothing to do with it. It is a means of monitoring the Executive that the Government cannot evade.

John Fraser 13 quotes

Debates must take place in an ...

Debates must take place in an atmosphere of courtesy.

John Fraser 13 quotes

The purpose of privilege is no...

The purpose of privilege is not to place parliamentarians above the law, but rather to allow them to carry out their duties independently and effectively, in the national interest.

John Fraser 13 quotes

For two years now, my office h...

For two years now, my office has had the honour and the privilege of sponsoring seminars on the functioning of government in this country for Eastern Europeans. These seminars and exchanges have brought together representatives from such nations as Bulgaria, Hungary, the Czech and Slovak Republic, Roumania, Poland, Russia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and the Ukraine, all of them anxious to learn what makes a society as diverse as Canada work and how our institutions make it governable.

John Fraser 13 quotes

If the institutions of parliam...

If the institutions of parliamentary democracy are worth preserving, the duty to explain them to the people they are meant to serve becomes vitally important.

John Fraser 13 quotes

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