I agree.
Coming back to the point that was being made, the Conservative members, with respect to other transactions that have occurred in other ridings, which are frankly outside the ambit of this motion...I think it's important to remind viewers that they are outside the ambit of this motion. If the Conservative members on this committee really think there is some kind of unethical or potentially illegal activity around the fact that Mr. Reid himself transferred $4,592.58 to his campaign, in and out, but he's not listed as an in-and-out participant by Elections Canada.... Mr. Poilievre transferred $15,672 to his campaign on January 23 and then he paid his riding association back the same amount. He's not listed by Elections Canada as participating in the in-and-out ad buy scheme. Joe Preston's riding association transferred $10,500 to his campaign and then back again for advertising expenses. They're not listed by Elections Canada as participating in the in-and-out ad buy question. Mr. Lukiwski transferred from his riding a total of $12,000, transferred in with only about $5,000 being expensed as advertising. And finally, on that very same note, Mr. Stephen Harper transferred $40,000 into his campaign, but he books only $20,401.22 as a refund of expenses incurred on behalf of the national campaign.
Those transactions occurred. There's no doubt they occurred. Here's the difference. Somebody on the other side said there are all kinds of transactions not reported. Well, obviously they don't understand the election financing laws of this country, because any expense over $50 must be backstopped with receipts.
Let me go back to my main point. There is only one party being investigated by the elections commissioner--not two, three, or four; there's only one.
I would suggest that another aspect of this motion be factored in, Mr. Chair, and that is what took place in my own riding, my own electoral district of Ottawa South, where there was a $41,000 transfer into the riding association of a Mr. Allan Cutler, the accountability guy of the government, the accountability guy who received $41,000--