Thank you.
Thank you for being with us today, Mr. Perrault and Ms. Simard. It's always a pleasure to have you here. Your testimony is always very enlightening.
I want to start by asking a question about the concept of “potential candidate” that has been added. It relates in particular to interference and bribery.
Wasn't this concept overlooked when defining regulated fundraising events?
When I look at the definition, I see that it refers to an event from which a party, a registered association, a candidate for nomination or a candidate for the leadership of a registered party may derive a financial benefit.
Shouldn't we have added “potential candidate”, given that a regulated fundraising event can be one where a potential candidate can raise money and where interference can occur?
In any case, isn't a potential candidate already prohibited from raising money through regulated fundraising events?
My question may be a bit technical.