ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks, hiː kəmpˈɛɹd ðə fˈɛdɚɹəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ʌv stˈiːvən hˈɑːɹpɚɹ æz ˈeɪ "kɹˈækpɑːt θˈɜːd wˈɜːld dɪktˈeɪɾɚʃˌɪp" ˈæftɚ hˈɑːɹpɚ ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tə pɚmˈɪt mˈiːdiːə ˈæksɛs fɚðə fjˈuːnɚɹəl sˈɛɹᵻməniz ʌv sˈoʊldʒɚz kˈɪld ɪn æfɡˈænɪstˌæn.
In 2006, he compared the federal government of Stephen Harper as a "crackpot Third World dictatorship" after Harper refused to permit media access for the funeral ceremonies of soldiers killed in Afghanistan.