It's pretty outrageous, and I think it's fair to say that anyone listening would see it as such.
I'll move on because there are a whole bunch of questions we want to ask these candidates. They are very qualified.
We appreciate your being available.
One question that is traditionally asked in these kinds of situations is the question you alluded to, Mr. Bateman, when you talked about partisan and non-partisan in terms of approaches.
I'd simply like to ask you, since we have no record of political involvement, if any of you have made contributions to the Conservative Party at the provincial or federal levels over the last few years.