Standards

From Our Dear Response to the Platitudes from the Throne on Monday:

PREMIER WILLIAMS: Mr. Speaker, we are also determined to continue making headway in cancer diagnosis and treatment, and we have made significant investments in every aspect of health care and we are putting our money where our mouths are, but make no mistake, the interest of patient care is paramount and we have neither the time nor the patience for posturing. We are determined to hold the system, and all who work in it, to a higher standard of excellence, openness and accountability.

SOME HON. MEMBERS: Hear, hear!

It is truly unfortunate that Some Hon. Members interrupted ODP with their trained-seal act. It prevented Him from finishing His thought. However, through the magic of textual exegesis and the help of a body-language expert from Florida, herewith a reconstruction of Our Dear Original Speaking Notes:

PREMIER WILLIAMS: Mr. Speaker, we are also determined to continue making headway in cancer diagnosis and treatment, and we have made significant investments in every aspect of health care and we are putting our money where our mouths are, but make no mistake, the interest of patient care is paramount and we have neither the time nor the patience for posturing. We are determined to hold the system, and all who work in it, to a higher standard of excellence, openness and accountability than the standards that we hold ourselves to.