Thank you, Mr. Chair, for allowing me to speak.
We are here to debate a motion concerning the ethical practices of certain public office holders. These practices have been challenged, especially with regard to the Conservative Party. The Conservative members are trying to make all sorts of comparisons, especially with the Liberal Party and the Bloc Québécois. They have not yet said anything about the NDP, but they soon will, you can count on that, Mr. Martin.
I would like to point out that the case is not at all the same. First and foremost, the headquarters of the Liberal Party, the Bloc Québécois and the NDP have never, never, been searched. The only time the RCMP entered the offices of a sovereigntist party was to steal the membership lists and that was a very long time ago. I can tell you that story if you are interested.
The people at Elections Canada have never refused to refund our expenses. As you have noticed, they are very strict. Indeed, you are suffering the consequences. In addition, the Bloc Québécois has never exceeded the authorized limit. But that is what Elections Canada is accusing you of in this case, that is, for having devised a scheme allowing you to exceed your spending limit, given that you had too much money at the national level and not enough in the ridings.
I listened to you when it was your turn, Mr. Goodyear, so I would ask that you show me the same respect.
So you transferred money from the national level to the riding associations, which paid the expenses incurred at the national level, which is against the law. You can challenge this before the courts and before Elections Canada and refuse to have the matter studied by House of Commons committees. You have given us another shining example of your constant filibustering and delaying tactics, given that we already had three or four meetings on this same topic. You are wasting time by turning the floor over to one another, and you are going to do the same thing again today.
I would just like to set the record straight concerning the Bloc Québécois. It may have used the in and out method, but never illegally. The illegal method was invented by the Conservative Party, in my opinion. In the case of the Bloc Québécois, the money transferred from the ridings to the national level...