I'd like to make a suggestion that we could all ponder together. Do you think that it would be possible to request a report on expenses and that only for expenses beyond a specified amount, we automatically be provided with the related documentation?
I have no interest in analyzing a $400 invoice to purchase a nut. No thanks. As Mr. McCauley said earlier, we had about 30,000 pages of documents to read during the previous session of Parliament. I can tell you that I nearly got through them all, but I don't want any more. I am happy to analyze documents, but what I want to analyze in a responsible manner is concrete content.
The report might explain what happened to taxpayer money, and we are taxpayers too. In any event, I pay my taxes. I don't know whether you do, because I'm not aware of the details of your finances.
Not only that, but our work has to be done efficiently, because our work also leads to expenses. We therefore need to work efficiently and cut to the chase.
We could reach a responsible compromise. For example, we could ask for all the documents related to expenses above a certain amount, let's say $1 million, which is a fairly significant amount. These documents should be able to explain why there was a million dollar overage.
That's my recommendation. If you would like me to put it in the form of an amendment, just tell me. For the time being, I'm opening debate on this proposal.