Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister has taken action on this file from the very moment he was sworn in as Prime Minister. One of his first acts was the cancellation of the sponsorship program. Within minutes of the release of the Auditor General's report last Tuesday, a week today, he announced a comprehensive package of steps to make sure that everyone, all Canadians, knew what happened and how it happened. Nobody should be under any illusions in this House: this is a Prime Minister--
In the House of Commons on February 17th, 2004. See this statement in context.