You see, what worries people in my party is that when it was three-twelfths there was a leap of faith, and we'd approve that and go ahead and get rolling with that three-twelfths. You still had nine-twelfths that would be under better scrutiny. Now you're asking for eleven-twelfths, a leap of faith on the eleven-twelfths, and that's where the term “blank cheque”, etc., comes from that my Liberal colleagues are using. We share those concerns.
On March 5th, 2009. See this statement in context.