Mr. Speaker, I know it upsets people, but let us put the facts on the table. When a member in this place accepts a stipend of an additional $200,000 because he wants to make close to what he was making in the private sector, and then instructs the rest of his caucus not to vote for the raise, it is unconscionable. It is nothing more than grandstanding by the leader of the fifth party. The Canadian people will see through that.
In the House of Commons on June 5th, 2001. See this statement in context.