“Speaking on behalf of his team, Pierre Trudeau summarized the match as follows:

"Ladies and gentlemen, honoured opponents and despised members of the press. We have seen today, a day that will live in infamy. Jean Chretien took a pie in the face, a death pie, and he ate it like a true canadian. The Manic Twits (pause to silence the boos) no, no please, the Manic Twits, our distinguished opponents they showed us that though our enemies may taunt and deride us, though they may fling mud, bring the boot to all our august members, they cannot take our independance, nor can they control the ball or remember to score on their last turn of the first half. So I say this: The government has no place in the beds our our nation. But we still won."

With his armed raised in his signature salmon arm salute, the press conference ended. Funeral services were planned for Jean Chretien, but since he died at the bottom of a gang foul, they were cancelled and a replacement is being sought at the next parliamentary session.”