When the federal government organizes an event, we know that some individuals or groups will show up and raise a ruckus. I know this because I attended Canada Day events over a six-year period. But in this case, it went further than that. One thing led to the next and politicians all came to the same decision, and that was to not support us. In the end, there were two levels of non acceptance, if you will, one being more violent and the other, more logical. We listened to both.
On February 25th, 2009. See this statement in context.