Mr. Speaker, it is amazing what Ottawa does to people. My friend from Saskatoon—Humboldt talked about the Liberals never leaving Ottawa or being captivated by Ottawa. I do not mean this in any personal way to my friend from Saskatoon-Humboldt, but members of the Reform Party came out yesterday with the comments that they have decided to support the bank mergers. I wonder who on earth they would have spoken to in the country to come up with this conclusion.
In the House of Commons on November 17th, 1998. See this statement in context.