Mr. Chairman, I would like to make one comment about the situation. Correct me if I'm wrong.
I am a public administrator. When a grant is received or a promise from a provincial member, or anything else of this kind, it is often accompanied by a letter confirming the amount of the contribution.
The Conservative Fund sent us money, whether by wire transfer or by cheque—I do not see any difference between the two. If the money had been spent in the riding and the candidate or official agent had control over it, then I think Elections Canada would have accepted the expenses because we would have been the ones to have spent the funds.
I would also like to note that when I looked at the association account, it was at zero, and in a riding like ours, we cannot spend money that we don't have.
Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.