I wasn't going to join in on this for a number of reasons, but I would point out that, if we're talking about transparency and being cost efficient and the taxpayers' dollars, all of which I agree with, we have over the years seen a lot of abuses with what's been going on. I will not name the former member of Parliament, but many of us know him, who used to come and eat a lunch in the lobby every single day, even though he was only on duty one day a week.
Other MPs have done the same thing. To Mark's point, you are not supposed to, by the rules, claim per diems if you're eating in Parliament. With me personally, I don't eat in Parliament. I eat one meal a day and it's always on my own dime outside of this office, but there are many, many MPs who have lunches at committees, lunches in the lobby, and still claim the full per diem. You are supposed to, by the rules, if you have a lunch in the lobby, eliminate that lunch from your daily per diem. I don't know how many members are doing that.
If we're going to talk about cutting down on costs, let's go all the way. Let's really talk about saving taxpayers' dollars.