Chretienite Logic
From the transcript:

Mr. Commissioner, the question is not whether some action is unusual. The question is whether it is necessary and whether it is right. I am firmly convinced that our national unity strategy was necessary and right.

Were some mistakes made in everything we did? I am sure they were. After all, we are all human.

Ahh, yes. The ends justified the means. We paid off contributors and we unified the country. We paid for golf balls for foreign leaders, huge cheques for Liberal friendly firms who did no work, and low profile events with huge commissions, but we saved the country. God, what is wrong with you people?

Just thank me for the great job I did, you ingrates.

Mr. Commissioner, you and I are both trained in the civil law. One of the first things we both learned at law school was the article of the Québec Civil Code that provides a presumption of good faith. I have explained that the sponsorship program was conceived in good faith.

Civil law says there is a presumption of good faith. I acted in good faith, thus I am not guilty. It was conceived in good faith, so whatever corrupt little means were used doesn't mean it wasn't a raging success.