In December—I cannot remember the exact date—but it was before the Christmas holidays, I received a call from Mr. Nelson Bouffard, who was the second in command at the Quebec Conservative headquarters. He told me that he was calling to inform me that the party was going to transfer a certain amount of money into my campaign account. I remember that the amount was $30,000. He told me that there was no reason to worry about it or to feel pleased about it, because it would be immediately withdrawn.
As the money was to be deposited by the party into the account of a riding, he requested my authorization.