Pierre Poilievre at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

On March 27th, 2007. See this statement in context.

March 27th, 2007 / 3:55 p.m.

Conservative

Pierre Poilievre Conservative Nepean—Carleton, ON

That's right, and that is the clear distinction here. We are making qualified appointments. The previous Liberal government appointed its friends because they were friends, not because they were qualified.

We ran on a commitment in the last election that—

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