I recognize that the member, Mr. Murphy, is commending me for my passion. I am very passionate about it. I believe, and this Accountability Act insists, that campaigns ought to be funded by everyday, willing contributors--hardworking folks who work hard, pay their taxes, and play by the rules. Those are the people who financed my campaign.
This act seeks to set out a political system that is financed by everyday voters so that political parties are loyal to everyday voters instead of having an ongoing loyalty to big corporations and big-money contributors. That's why we are amending the Canada Elections Act to end big money and to ban corporate cash.
But if we believe in that, we ought to believe in it now, not just eight months from now, so that parties can stuff their pockets with corporate cash and large donations over the next seven months, and--