I think that's a fair assessment. The premier did not come to Ottawa during the entire occupation, which was unfortunate. He called the tripartite proposal by the federal government a waste of time. I felt it was a lost opportunity. He thought it was going to be a bit of a gabfest: “Why would you have all these people sitting around a table?” I said, “Because we need to get on the same page to get this thing—”
On October 27th, 2022. See this statement in context.