John Turner credited as playing...
Self - Liberal Leader
- Brian Mulroney: You, sir, owe the Canadian people a deep apology for having indulged in that kind of practice with those kinds of appointments.
- John Turner: Well, I've told you, and I've told the Canadian people, Mr. Mulroney, that I had no option.
- David Johnston: Mr. Trueman, your next question...
- Brian Mulroney: You had an option, sir! You could have said "I am not going to do it, this is wrong for Canada, and I am not going to ask Canadians to pay the price." You had an option, sir, to say no, and you chose to say "yes" to the old attitudes and the old stories of the Liberal Party. That, sir, if I may say respectfully, is not good enough for Canadians.
- John Turner: I had no option. If I was able...
- Brian Mulroney: That is an avowal of failure! That is a confession of non-leadership, and this country needs leadership. You had an option, sir. You could have done better!
