So when minister Erwin claims that there will not be thousands of jobs lost, he is just playing with words.

[But the conservation, local government and ethnic affairs minister claims that he wasn't sure what he was bidding for at the time.] I was getting a hard time from the audience who were saying I was a rich MP and I should contribute, so I hadn't even really looked at the picture, ... Now that I've got it, I'm not quite sure who I can give it to. But I don't think I'll be hanging it in my ministerial office.

Anytime you win when you're not playing your best, it's the mark of a good team.

You're not going to go to your minister. You're not going to go to anybody upstanding, ... When you hear how bad these guys are -- just keep in mind that's why they were picked.

Why, when this prime minister claims that aboriginal issues are his top priority, does the Liberal premier of Ontario say he's 'missing in action' in this crisis?

We are very concerned at the number of jobs that will be lost and are hoping to work with the company to help those affected.