Edited Hansard • Number 194
Wednesday, May 29, 2002
Mr. Garry Breitkreuz (Yorkton—Melville, Canadian Alliance): Mr. Speaker, after reviewing just a sampling of today's 70 news clippings on the subject, I must report to the House that the term Liberal ethics is an oxymoron.
After hearing these headlines the Liberals will likely try to shoot the messenger: National Post, “PM 'offended' Canadians”; Charlottetown Guardian, “PM didn't go far enough”; Montreal Gazette, “Money at the root of the rot”; Ottawa Citizen, “Federal cabinet is failing ethics 101”; Winnipeg Sun, “Leadership vote behind purges”; Toronto Star, “One reason PM finally acted: Rumblings about poor approval ratings”; Windsor Star, “Cabinet shuffle just a public relations stunt”; London Free Press, “Prime Minister's double standard”; Globe and Mail, “The arrogance of power”; Ottawa Sun, “PM's willingness to flaunt his integrity has done him in”; Edmonton Journal, “Prime Minister's con job” and “Open up fundraising books”; and Vancouver Sun, “What? Not again! How could you, Mr. Prime Minister?”
Mr. Speaker, I wish I had more than one minute. There are many more.
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