Madam Speaker, it definitely does seem sometimes that the ship is going down, but I am not totally pessimistic. I believe there is a window of opportunity. That is why I am so sincerely urging that government members set a precedent today. Defeat the budget in order to force it to take more dramatic measures to balance it quickly so that the ship does not go down. My dream is for the individuals to do that based on their own conscience.
In the House of Commons on June 6th, 1995. See this statement in context.