Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Welcome, minister.
I would like to start by making a comment before I ask my question. Earlier, in your conversation with Mr. Lukiwski, you spoke about equal opportunity for women candidates. While the bill does not work against women candidates, the fact remains that it is much more difficult for women to get into politics, for all sorts of reasons. So some day, we will have to look into that. We need rules that will enable us to attract more women to politics, so that we can have equal representation of women in the House of Commons.
The Bloc Québécois agrees with the bill. My question is of a more practical nature. In your opinion, what is the average loan per candidate per party? Do you have that figure?