Stephen Harper Quotes

The responsibility of a minister is to step aside when there is a criminal investigation of the department. That protects the propriety of Parliament and of responsible government.

There can be no faith in government if our highest offices are excused from scrutiny - they should be setting the example of transparency.

I'm the only honest person in Washington.

My government will be open. Anyone found guilty of corruption will be dealt with in accordance with the law. If you are corrupt you will have to hang your boots.

Term limits aren't enough. We need jail.

We are a nation of laws, and breaking those laws have consequences.

Any politician can talk about resuscitating public trust.

There is one system of justice, demanding that all be held accountable when laws are broken.

The phrase public office is a public trust, has of last become common property.

People think that the politician is just part of a system, and whether they're lying or not doesn't matter.

The accountability of government has gone to the point where the very use of the law is the instrument of illegality.

I think Jason Chaffetz was correct to call for an investigation into the Government Ethics Department in the government for the positions that they've taken in this campaign.

If the law is upheld only by government officials, then all law is at an end.

When there is a lack of honor in government, the morals of the whole people are poisoned.

Dishonesty in government is the business of every citizen. It is not enough to do your own job. There's no particular virtue in that. Democracy isn't a gift. It's a responsibility.

No matter how senior an official is, if he violates party discipline and the law of the country, he will be seriously dealt with and punished.

I believe the job of the FBI Director is to be as transparent as possible with the American people because we work for them.

Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves are its only safe depositories.

This man called President Bush has a lot to answer for. I don't know if this man is really taking care of America. This government has been shameful.

I am committed to working towards a more transparent, accountable, and ethical federal government worthy of the public's trust.

The spine of the FBI is the rule of law. The spine of the FBI is a commitment to doing the right thing, in the right way, while protecting civil liberties.

Ethics in government has always been important to me.

Public trust in both government and corporations is low, and deservedly so.

What we are missing, utterly and completely, in this government is accountability.

To restore and keep the public's confidence in the integrity of their government, state government and its officials must be open, honest and transparent.