Thank you.
Without going any further, I sensed there wasn't a broad agreement with the amendment as I had argued for it in the last session of this committee. With a new session, I will concede I was moved by the arguments of Ms. Jennings when she raised the concern that it may be that a minor may in fact donate so much under my contemplated model that the adult would be unable to donate to their own political party. It's something I hadn't contemplated, but I can see. I suppose it's an extreme example.
What I would like to put forward as a subamendment to my own amendment is to add the words “under the age 14” after the word “minor”. It would now read:
Any contribution made to a candidate by a minor under the age of 14 is to be considered to be made by the parent of the minor designated for that purpose by the parents of the minor.
In other words, the parents would decide which parent or guardian would have that amount deducted from their donation limit. The only change I'm suggesting is adding the words “under the age of 14” after the first “minor”.