Leslyn Lewis Quotes

Leslyn Lewis

Profession : Politician

Birth : December 2, 1970

To unite the country, we have to be able to sit across the table from people who don't think like us and have strong conversations about where our country needs to go for everybody to benefit.

Leslyn Lewis

I'm not an activist. I'm looking to effect policy, and that means I'm looking to effect policy that the majority of Canadians can agree with.

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I don't hide who I am as a person who believes in the sanctity of life, and I don't hide my views on abortion, but as a policy-maker, my goal is to find things that unite us and that we can agree on.

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I believe in being inclusive. I believe in being loving. I believe in nurturing individuals to be the best that they can be, whoever they are in society.

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As a member of Parliament, I will be opposing the proposed illiberal, anti-women policy that would seek to strip charitable status from organizations that don't pass Justin Trudeau's values test.

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I think that the Conservative party has to do better in reaching diverse communities... people see the party as too white and too male, and they don't see diverse representation.

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As someone who grew up in a community filled with new Canadians and many visible minorities, let me say that I am not a victim in need of a political saviour, nor are the hard-working visible minorities of this great country.

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When the media and even people within our own party treat minorities as a single voting block, it is a shocking display of identity politics and frankly, the kind of racism that is antithetical to our conservative values of freedom, merit and hard work.

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There are individuals all across Canada who come from many different backgrounds and I am able to connect with them on an authentic values level.

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A narrative of fear surrounds the issue of climate change, and it's being used to completely alter our way of life.

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The requirement for small business owners to comply with ESG will completely cripple our local business sector with no measurable goals or proof as to how these practices will actually reduce carbon emissions.

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One-size-fits-all response to a health crisis doesn't even work across Canada, let alone the entire globe.

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It's not controversial to say that private donors come with private interests.

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I am running for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada because I see these opportunities for future generations falling away and I see our values being undermined - even within our own party.

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Canadian farmers are an essential part of the global food supply chain, and they should have been exempt from the carbon tax in order to assist with global food security.

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A Lewis-led government will always stand up for Canadian farmers and our agriculture sector.

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Justin Trudeau and the Liberals have created an environment that has undermined our institutions for political gains.

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Under the guise of protecting people's health and safety, we have seen the erosion of our constitutional rights, and seen our justice system, law enforcement, health system and media weaponized to silence political opponents.

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The media pundits and the Liberals cannot handle the idea of ethnic minorities who don't fit their narrative.

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I'm a female black immigrant lawyer, who raised her kids in and around Toronto.

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