Mr. Speaker, since 1986, the commission has had a record of fine workâfor some 12 years. Furthermore, the work of this commission, created by Parliament, is non partisan and at arm's length from the government. The chair has assured the public that the commission is prepared to do this sort of work, and we should wait for the hearings.
In the House of Commons on September 25th, 1998. See this statement in context.