Mr. Speaker, when the public hearings were announced, the chair of the commission, Ms. Heafey, said, and I quote “The commission has received 42 complaints concerning the incidents that occurred on the campus of UBC. I think a public hearing is the best way to guarantee the public that these complaints will be thoroughly, fairly and impartially examined”.
In the House of Commons on September 25th, 1998. See this statement in context.