Jean Charest Quotes

We seem to be our own worst enemies. We should require critical U.S. infrastructure to remain in U.S. hands.

We have to provide more visibility, more certainty to the investors and reduce the cost of failure.

We have a duty as the state to protect our economy... We are for the protection of intellectual property.

Nobody gets to threaten the full faith and credit of the United States just to extract political concessions. Nobody gets to threaten our economy and hurt millions of people just because there are a couple of laws you do not like.

Our nation counts on us to have the expertise and the insight to flag the risks and the opportunities that lie ahead, and to keep our eye on all the critical international concerns that face our nation right now.

People have to know that when you sign a deal with Canada, a change in governments won't immediately scrap the jobs and benefits coming from it.

If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability.

The government does not deny it routinely spies to advance American economic advantage, which is part of its broad definition of how it protects American national security.

It has long been said the only things in life that are certain are death and taxes. Automatic enrollment for insurance of 401k loans would add an additional certainty. Fewer Americans would suffer the unnecessary loss of retirement savings due to unanticipated and untimely misfortune in an already stressful time of need.

I think Britain can be one of the great success stories of the 21st century - we've got the talent, the drive, the connections around the world. But if we vote to Leave, then we lose control. We lose control of our economy, and if you lose control of your economy you lose control of everything. That's not a price worth paying.

The chief job of foreign policy today is helping to figure out the rules for the global economy and defending each nation's interests within it.

We need a significant amount of market stability, not for the insurance companies, but to ensure patients can get access to the care they want.

The regulator's job is not to guarantee us a profit, however much we cry. The regulator's job is to first make sure that the country goes forward and then make sure that the consumer goes forward.

I want to say something in a tough-love kind of way about crop insurance. Let's face it: You don't buy insurance on your house hoping it will burn down. Neither do we want to buy crop insurance and hope our crop fails so we can file.

When the consumer is strong, the American economy will be strong, so consumer protection actually serves economic growth and economic progress.

To ensure financial stability, we expect the provision of U.S. government securities settlement services to be robust in nearly all contingencies.

I wish to be clear: all foreign investments will be safe in Zimbabwe.

At 19 I was lucky enough to start making money from my music career, and when I was in my early twenties I trusted financial experts and advisers to guide me with how I invested money.

I think that it would be a mistake for any institution to think that their stake in a default or in a voluntary accord is determined by the amount of their exposure, hedged or unhedged.

If we do not counter the argument that most radical nationlists use, which is, 'To protect is to be protectionist,' if we don't counter that argument, all of our economies will suffer.

First of all, how could I be broke, and I got all these companies?

I don't want any country buying up Brazil, but we will do business with all countries, and China is an exceptional partner.

For resident stability, I fully agree with the government's stance that stabilizing the housing market should be the first and foremost step.

Trust me: I know a good investment when I see one.

Shouldn't India, too, like other countries, protect its national interests?