Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Just by way of background, Ms. Agrell, I also have a family connection with unionism in Canada. As a matter of fact, my father was the head of the United Steelworkers of America in the western Canadian region for many years. I note with interest that Ken Neumann's name is on your brief. My father trained Ken Neumann and brought him into the union movement.
First, I have a point of clarification. You mentioned in your brief that you would like to see the Accountability Act extended to cover leadership races. It does. That's my first point.
The point that I want both your opinions on is the fact that you agree--at least in the Steelworkers brief--that union contributions as well as corporate contributions should be eliminated altogether. You also mentioned, quite correctly, that unions contribute to political campaigns and political parties in many different ways. One of the most common ways that I'm aware of is that the union will pay the salary of one of their employees who then takes the month off to work on a particular campaign.
Do you agree that this should also be contemplated in this act in the same manner as it would be for a cash donation?