We're going to fight a Conservative government, we're going to fight it all the way. We're ready to do whatever it takes.

While people might talk about the divisions in this country, what I've seen is that across this country, we share so much in common, we share so many values, we want to take care of one another - that's what it means to be Canadian.

We want to help Canadians be able to get a home that they can afford.

We're gonna work hard to make sure young people have a future that's filled with hope. That's right. We want young people to be filled with hope.

My parents were loving, caring, generous and thoughtful.

I am proud of the work that I have done in the Sikh community and across Canada.

Terrorism is perpetrated by individuals and cannot be blamed on any one religion, be it Sikhism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, or Christianity.

My belief in human rights includes a fundamental principle that is written into Article 1 of the UN Charter: respect for equal rights and self-determination.

Questions regarding the future of India are not for me to decide. I am not a citizen of India or an Indian politician.

I am focused on building a stronger Canada, a country where we tackle growing inequality, where we unlock the full potential of our citizens and where no one is left behind.

While I was in university, my father became very ill and my father was unable to work. We needed to pay the bills, so in my 20s I became the sole income earner in my family.

Sikhs were considered the champions of fairness, uplifting people, protecting and defending human rights. Defending equality. So when someone sees a Sikh, the turban identifies a person who's going to stand up for rights, even if you disagree with them. The turban is supposed to be a beacon. That someone who is going to help you out.

In the Sikh tradition there is no prohibition of showing your hair. It's not that hair cannot be seen. It's an identity, as opposed to having to cover your hair.

There is an ancient tradition of how to tie the topknot that gets passed down from parent to child. In my case, my mom taught me it. So this is a tradition, and not all Sikhs know it actually.

To publicly shame and attack someone who's been found to be harassed, to intimidate someone who's found to already have been harassed is unacceptable.

I have experienced things that I think many Canadians have gone through - the feeling of not belonging, the feeling of being a victim, of being hurt, being marginalized.

I hope that I can find the common thread that connects us all and say: We can build a better Canada together.

What do we believe in? Love and courage.

I am hoping that by breaking barriers myself, I can inspire a whole new generation of people to think 'you know what, maybe I can, not just run a country, maybe I could start a company, maybe I could do something in my own local community to make a positive change.'

I believe that the federal government has significant constitutional powers, but I don't think it's effective to impose pipelines on communities.

British Columbia's got one of the most ambitious climate change plans in North America.

Why is it that we ask the question about whether or not Indigenous people should have clean drinking water? We've got to take a minute and think why is that even a question. Yes, they deserve clean drinking water.

Like many others who stand out, I was picked on.

We're a trading nation. We need to have trade, we rely on it, a vast proportion of our jobs in our country rely on trade agreements.

As Canadians who proudly demand the equal treatment of minorities, religious freedom, gender equality and basic human rights for its citizens - allowing our political leaders to shamefully ignore these values in the name of business abroad, falls short of the high standard we rightfully set for ourselves.

Oh, I think Canadians look like all sorts of people. That's the beauty of Canada.

Inequality is on the rise in Canada and those at the top have no idea what life is like for most Canadian families.

Communities and workers should be partners at the table, not waiting on the sidelines while government and the fossil fuel industry dictate climate policy.

We have to fight climate change like we actually want to win.

We must again be the party that inspires Canadians, that makes their hearts beat faster.

I have long been an advocate for peace and human rights in Canada and around the globe.

There is no excuse for inaction in the face of economic injustice.

Fighting for human rights, a commitment to social justice and treating people with dignity are all things that are important to us as Canadians.

Tax avoidance and evasion by the rich undermine democracy by starving social programs and public services. They also send a message to ordinary citizens that the rules of the economic game are rigged against them.

My dad struggled younger in his life and eventually had become very well settled and bought a nice car for himself. And every now and then I'd take it for a spin and, almost without fail, if I took his car I'd get pulled over.

The higher the stakes, the more responsible we have to be. It was with this in mind that I began to build my Green Economy and Climate Agenda.

I don't have a firm line on balanced budgets.

Our public spaces should be places that are inclusive, that bring people together.

Indigenous communities have suffered horribly as a result of residential schools.

In difficult economic times, I'm firmly opposed to austerity.

If you need medication in our country, we want to make sure you use your health card, not your credit card. That means a national publicly delivered single payer pharmacare for all.

It's hard to love yourself when you've been told your whole life that there is something wrong with you - when you are called dirty because of your skin color.

If the concern is security, there needs to be evidence-backed policies to increase security and safety, while maintaining our liberties and freedoms. Policies that clamp down on freedoms and don't increase security empirically need to be outright rejected.

We need to recognize that it is growing economic inequality that creates the conditions for hate to fester.

Beyond advocating for greater access to consumer markets abroad, we need to go one step further and advocate for a higher quality of life for the people who are the driving force behind them.

I believe that if we are able to, obviously we need to ensure that we have a robust budget that's balanced, but there's no way I would ever accept austerity.

It's one thing to say you're feminist, but then what does that mean? Not selling arms to a regime that is the most repressive and probably one of the worst human rights violators, particularly towards women, like Saudi Arabia?

I have been asked about terrorism many times, and each time I speak as clearly as I can.

A beard and a turban sometimes conjure up negative associations, but if you see someone with a lime-colored, bright orange or pink turban, it disarms people's stereotyped notion of this image.

It's heartbreaking to think that the joy of building a family is being dimmed by the economic squeeze young people are feeling.