That is not democratic. I ask you to acknowledge that is not democratic, minister. The Prime Minister said that if we did not support his vision of justice, he will not respect our right to disagree. That does not show much respect for Parliament. You should never forget the fact that your government is not a majority government. We are entitled to disagree with your vision, and that does not mean that we are less concerned about victims and about the issue of justice. We have seen some authoritarian statements from the Prime Minister, and I do not think you would have accepted that when Mr. Hanger and his colleagues were on this side of the table. They would not have agreed that people who do not support your vision of justice would not be able to have a say. We should never forget that in democracy, we are entitled to put forward this view. As regard to young offenders, we will be putting forward that point of view.
On November 27th, 2007. See this statement in context.