Mr. Speaker, I am very comfortable with the role the Prime Minister's Office has been playing in the matter. The government takes seriously the recommendations of committees, but committee recommendations are not necessarily the final word because ultimately in a democracy a government has a responsibility to govern. In the relatively few cases where the government disagrees with a committee's recommendations it is entirely appropriate for the government to govern in the House of Commons, as is happening in this case.
In the House of Commons on March 11th, 2002. See this statement in context.