Mr. Chairman, thank you.
I'd like to return to a topic raised by Madame Lavallée, and that has to do with travel and hospitality.
In 2003, which I think is when you started, there was $54.22, and in 2004 this jumped to $67,278.72—and that was for yourself, Ms. Black, and Mr. D'Aoust. In 2005 it jumped to $99,534.49, and then for the first six months of 2006 it was $72,744.10. There's been an increase in hospitality spending of about 20% from 2005 to 2006.
What do you attribute this public expense to?