Mr. Speaker, if we look at this logically and ignore the politics, it is hard to explain the Prime Minister's stubborn attitude. Could it be that after being forced to pay the bill for Charlottetown, which he had refused to do, for no good reason, he is now trying to turn around and show English Canada that he can hold his own against Quebec's demands, even if they are legitimate?
In the House of Commons on October 4th, 1994. See this statement in context.