We were always expected to see Quebec's side of things, but there was damned little reciprocity. - Judy LaMarsh

Whenever it was necessary to have a large entourage, we used military vehicles or, as for the two state funerals and our state swearing in, we hired every spare Cadillac from every undertaking firm in Ottawa. It's a make-shift way to operate a country of the size and rank of Canada.

Had it not been for Centennial, with its gaiety and its essential Canadianness, there could never have been a Trudeau as Prime Minister.

Pearson had a good grasp of French, although his accent was terrible.