In answer to my question, he made a promise in the House to his colleagues that they could vote as they wished, that they could vote their conscience on the Atlantic accord and there would be no retribution and they would not be kicked out of caucus. Either he was misleading the House or he is a complete buffoon, because he knew, as we saw with the vote, that the minute the member for Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley voted his conscience, he was removed from his caucus.
Ou bien il a induit la Chambre en erreur ou bien c'est un véritable bouffon, car il savait, comme nous l'avons vu, que dès que le député de Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley voterait selon sa conscience, il serait expulsé de son caucus.