Mr. Speaker, the Reform Party's united alternative initiative continues to implode. Now the Reform leader has started publicly comparing himself and his caucus to the Fathers of Confederation no less.
The Reform leader has even taken to comparing himself to George Brown, which is bizarre to say the least since Brown was the leader of the Grits and one of the founders of the Liberal Party.
With the Reform leader's thoughts of grandeur, it is no wonder that the united alternative has received such a cold reception, especially in western Canada.
An Angus Reid poll taken after the UA convention in Ottawa reported that only 30% of Albertans are in favour of the united alternative. Even more important, amongst Reform voters it did not receive majority support.
Perhaps the Reform leader should listen to the growing group of dissenting MPs in his caucus. If he cannot stay true to his own fundamental principles, Canadians will never ever have any reason to support him.