Mr. Speaker, I expected some expression of shame, but the Liberal Party knows no shame.
Justice Gomery clearly lays the blame at the feet of the entire cabinet for the creation of the sponsorship program. He said a decision in principle reached at the February 1996 cabinet retreat was to pursue an improper partisan strategy that was inconsistent with democratic values.
In light of this conclusion, does the Prime Minister accept his part of the blame for the creation of the sponsorship program?