I want to get back to the guarantor's thing.
You suggested that the bank may look at the local riding association, the EDA, as somebody who could sign off. I'm not sure banks would recognize that as an entity. Would they not then see the people in the riding association as the ones guaranteeing the loan?
What I'm trying to understand for all parties is the mechanism, especially early days in a campaign, especially for not well-funded candidates. A few members who are your key supporters sometimes also sit on your executive. The bank is not going to see the EDA or the riding association as a legal entity that will guarantee a loan. Those people in effect have made a contribution. In your response to my question earlier, I think you said the banks can recognize the riding associations, or potentially the party, as the guarantor.