First, Mr. Speaker, it is sad that the Liberals and Tories allowed the fisheries to be destroyed in Newfoundland; we probably would not have the problem we have today but that is a fact. I would simply point out that the Reform Party would put $1.4 billion back into Atlantic Canada through tax relief, something which would stimulate those economies far more than some government initiative that inevitably ends up being some kind of a patronage program that rewards Conservatives and Liberals.
In the House of Commons on February 5th, 1998. See this statement in context.