I will not quote, nor have I ever quoted. I have paraphrased the remarks by Monsieur Proulx and I will continue to do so to the chair. I will continue to do so because they were accurate.
That is the only defence that any member of the opposition parties has raised. As weak as it is, they're saying, “Well, Elections Canada said you did something wrong, so that's enough, that's all we need.” Well, you know, we've already proven that Elections Canada has been wrong before. We know that just because somebody alleges wrongdoing doesn't mean that wrongdoing existed. If we just took mere allegations as gospel, as I mentioned earlier in my testimony, why do we need judiciary, why do we need courts? Let's just wait until somebody makes an allegation and say, well, dispense. We don't need lawyers, courts, or judges; an allegation is good enough. I know that for the lawyers sitting around this table that would be a terrible thing, because if you ever get out of this business and go back to being a lawyer, you'll need clients.
Mr. Proulx is sort of suggesting you don't need any clients because an allegation should suffice. You don't need to have a lawyer to defend yourself. You don't need a court to adjudicate.