Mr. Speaker, in fairness to my profession, I think I should first make it clear that lawyers do not wiggle. They step deftly. Let me do just that in pointing out that so far as the member and his party are concerned, the verdict is in. The verdict is that if Canadians want to see medicare protected, if they want to see health care in the future as they have seen in the past, if they want to see investments in social programs and social justice, they will support this party and this government.
In the House of Commons on November 17th, 1998. See this statement in context.