“I don't know if the member of Prince Edward-Hastings thinks he's on camera, but he's not.”

—  Pierre Trudeau

Comment in the House of Commons in response to the heckling of George Hees, October 17, 1977 (this particular Question Period was the first to be televised, prompting Trudeau's remark. In actuality, John Raymond Ellis was the Prince Edward-Hastings MP.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2kRv0kW5Oc#t=6m51s

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15th Prime Minister of Canada 1919–2000

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