Well, it's sad for me and for my family. I realize this is some of my own doing, but it's sad because what we really believe is so different from that. I was trying to point out that Canadians need to talk about problems and need to talk about issues, and there was nothing racist about it. It was all about behaviour. I believe no matter what your origin, what your colour, if you're behaving badly, we need to talk about it. What I was saying was that the immigrant screening process could be improved to try to make sure as much as possible that we bring in Canadians who can contribute.
On May 16th, 2006. See this statement in context.