Mr. Speaker, that member should follow the Ottawa Citizen's advice and step aside.
The Conservatives even tried to gouge their own candidates by telling them to bill for amounts above and beyond the actual costs. In a December 14, 2005 email, Michael Donison of the Conservative Party staff suggests billing candidates set amounts even though “the actual media buy for that region will be less”. That is fraud.
Why does the government insist on defending what is so clearly indefensible?