Mr. Speaker, again the Reform Party has to make up its mind. Last week Reformers were accusing me of personally making decisions about every film that was made under the Canada Council. This week they are telling me that I should intervene to protect the editorial content of the NFB. The NFB and the Canada Council are arm's length organizations. I do not think politicians should be deciding what is art.
In the House of Commons on May 26th, 1999. See this statement in context.