Mr. Speaker, the member was quoted in the Ottawa Citizen on February 11, 1999 saying “The party, and the left in general now has realized that we have to have a sound financial base”. He went on to say “You can't do anything for people unless you have your financial house in order”. He then went on to say that it was only after that that the NDP left its roots with Tommy Douglas and that “the federal party didn't take the deficit as seriously as it should”.
I would like the hon. member to comment on that.