In the planning of the way our referendum went with an election, the finances were going to the parties. There wasn't much obviously going over to the campaigns. If there was no political entity at work and it was just a referendum, I think you might need controls on those dollars, because there would be a lot of dollars available. Also, it becomes a stakes game. What's at stake here? We've heard it around this table today. You might get big powerful lobbyists involved. I can see that. We see that in the U.S. all the time. If there's a win somewhere for somebody, and at the end of the day there's a bank account somewhere, I think you want to control those things.
On November 26th, 2009. See this statement in context.