I should resist the temptation but I notice we have a colleague from the Vancouver area who is seeking the floor which reminds me of a previous era when I was refereeing. We were in Vancouver and someone said that they thought the face-off should be outside. I said “Hell, no, it is raining outside.” I was not able to do anything about that one but let me see if I can look into this matter with a little bit more success.
In the House of Commons on October 22nd, 2002. See this statement in context.