Mr. Speaker, once again the hon. member displays the parochialism of the Reform Party. The fact is that the hosting of APEC was a Canadian initiative. We had regiments from across Canada, we had a delegation of the mounted police and we had the Seaforth Highlanders from the west coast to provide a very important part. We wanted to present the face of Canada to our guests from Asia.
In the House of Commons on March 16th, 1998. See this statement in context.