For every question that he's answered, he's introduced a nuance that, to my ears, has resonated as another authority coming into play with a definition that the questioner would not have contemplated, given the fact that there isn't the body of experience leading up to the question that the respondent was prepared to provide. This, I suppose, is more of a rhetorical question for all colleagues, but it's more directed to you, in all honesty, and I don't want to compromise you. I'm wondering whether this is the right thing for the committee to do: to attempt to redefine the minutiae for the purposes of getting something done partially, quickly, or whether it is best left to the department and the minister to come up with the legislation for this committee to respond to as it conducts its study.
On February 28th, 2008. See this statement in context.