"covered the name of Canada with glory, from Jarama to the Ebro, in the greatest battles fought against fascism in the war."

“U.S. imperialism will be compelled to withdraw its troops, and to allow the people of Vietnam to settle their national affairs as they wish. Victory for the heroic people of Vietnam in their unwavering struggle to maintain their national independence will mark the end of the era during which great imperialist states were able to impose their will upon weaker peoples by brute force of arms. By virtue of that fact and the character of our epoch, it will open the floodgates for a great and widespread democratic advance all over the world.”

“Fascist organizations were being generously financed by big business in various parts of the Country”

“It was clear to me that the invasion changed the whole possibilities of the outcome of the war.”

“In the course of waging that war, the people of Canada had shown that it was possible for them to maintain nearly a million men in uniform and at the same time expand all the facilities for production within Canada at an unprecedented speed, including building industries which had never existed in Canada before... and by and large the cost of production in Canada compared favourable with the cost of production anywhere else among the Allies... All of this was accomplished without any foreign investment, without and foreign loans... We were quite capable of self-development.”

“Thirty Years – 1922-1952 The Story of the Communist Movement in Canada”

“I am proud that I have devoted all my life to the struggle for the triumph of Leninism.”