The former Solicitor General therefore claimed his innocence by stating that he was resigning to defend his honour. In his letter to the Prime Minister he said that, in this age of political correctness, if he were to stay in cabinet, he would give the impression that he was fighting for my job, instead of his honour.
L'ancien solliciteur général a donc clamé son innocence en affirmant qu'il démissionnait afin de défendre son honneur, et je cite ce qu'il écrit au premier ministre: «À cette époque du politiquement correct, si je devais rester au Cabinet, je donnerais l'impression de me battre pour mon emploi au lieu de mon honneur».