So under Ontario election finance law, there are two options. I'll leave the loan in place hoping the riding association comes back into money and I'll get repaid, or vice-versa.
I recognize this is a question probably more for financial institutions, but it has been my experience that not-for-profit organizations—and I guess we can count electoral districts or constituency groups to be those—for the most part require some sort of personal guarantee by the directors, on lines of credit or on establishing borrowing. Back to what Mr. Godin was asking, that would make them personally liable if they have signed a guarantee on behalf of the riding association. Does the same thing apply if the loan is not repaid and goes into default? Then those are contributions by the members who have guaranteed the loan? Do they then become contributions, or can they be taken that way, is the question?