Mr. Speaker, the member has said that the impetus for our motion is a partisan one. It is not very often in this House of Commons that we get unanimity from the opposition benches. Therefore, I would like to pose a question to her. Since she says that my motives are partisan, what does she have to say about the other opposition members on this side of the House who unanimously have asked for a free vote on this issue; not a confidence vote, but a vote from the heart instead of a vote from partisanship? What does she have to say to that?
In the House of Commons on April 23rd, 1998. See this statement in context.