Mr. Chair, the comments from Mr. Lessard and Mr. Godin are outrageous. They're absolutely ridiculous. Leadership is all about priorities. As elected representatives, we have a responsibility to set priorities, and people expect us to be able to set priorities and to manage those priorities. If the poverty study is more than just talking points for you, then we should study it diligently and efficiently and come up with a timely and solid report, and then move on to our other important priorities. But we have to set priorities. We have to get something done. We cannot take two years again.
On April 1st, 2008. See this statement in context.