Once again, Chair, I am merely proposing in my motion that we examine all of the advertising practices of every party in the House of Commons. I go back even further than the intent of Madam Redman's motion for the 2006 election, so that we examine the advertising practices of all parties for the last three elections: 2000, 2004, and 2006.
I say that because, as I mentioned earlier before the points of order came forward, we have filed an affidavit in Federal Court challenging Elections Canada. We are absolutely convinced that not only did we do nothing wrong in terms of the regional ad buys, which are the crux of this ruling by Elections Canada, but we engaged in practices common to all political parties.
As I have stated, as Mr. Reid and other members of the Conservative Party have stated in days and meetings past that we would be fully willing to engage in this discussion, this study of the advertising practices of our party, immediately if only the members of the opposition would agree to allow their election returns to be examined as well.
Let me say at the outset--