That is exactly why we are here today, Mr. Lalonde. You and I have determined that the provisions of the law were not obeyed. We have to recognize—for we are elected representatives too—that once a person leaves politics and becomes a private citizen again, that person does have a slight advantage over other private citizens when he can call up a former cabinet colleague who has become Prime Minister. Do we agree on that?
On February 12th, 2008. See this statement in context.