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“It sounded a bit like his mother, a woman who’d lied to him about the existence of Santa Claus and was therefore not to be trusted on matters of any importance.”
― Tom Holt, Doughnut

“Until that moment, Canada had been a secular and progressive nation that believed in transfer payments to better distribute the country’s wealth, the Westminster model of governance, a national medicare program, a peacekeeping role for the armed forces, an arm’s-length public service, the separation of church and state, and solid support for the United Nations. Stephen Harper believed in none of these things.”
― Michael Harris

“Elections Canada is now banned from campaigning to boost voter turnout. The position of elections commissioner has been moved from Elections Canada to the office of Canada’s director of public prosecutions. Tellingly, the new law does not change the rules to ensure that people are required to cooperate with Elections Canada investigations.”
― Michael Harris, Party of One: Stephen Harper And Canada's Radical Makeover

“Harper would rather join a NATO mission than a peace mission.”
― Michael Harris

“The realities of the lives of many LGBT people, from grappling with HIV to the presence of anti-LGBT violence, are unconsciously covered up as the victory narrative consumes us and as we allow it to happen at our own peril.”
― Michelangelo Signorile, It's Not Over: Getting Beyond Tolerance, Defeating Homophobia, & Winning True Equality

“The violence is still disproportionately impacting people of color and transgender people—nearly 90 percent (yes, 90 percent) of the anti-LGBTQ homicide victims across this country were people of color and 72 percent were transgender women,”
― Michelangelo Signorile, It's Not Over: Getting Beyond Tolerance, Defeating Homophobia, & Winning True Equality

“The Parade is not diplomacy,” Chris pointed out. “It’s celebration.”
― Ethan Mordden, How Long Has This Been Going On: A Novel