Posted AT 6:51 PM EST on 21/04/05
Full text of Paul Martin's speech
Good evening.
I want to talk to you directly tonight — about the problems in the sponsorship program; about how I've responded to them as your prime minister; and about the timing of the next general election.
Let me speak plainly: what happened with the sponsorship file occurred on the watch of a Liberal government. Those who were in power are to be held responsible. And that includes me.
I was the Minister of Finance.
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