Incidentally, Mr. Speaker, we are also former Conservative members, if my memory does not fail me.
The hon. member will know that I have never said that I would not go to the Governor General's. I really think that it was an excessive expenditure. In a time of recession, the cocktail party we had at the House, after the Throne Speech, was sufficient. I think that we are exaggerating when, in a year of recession, we spend another $100 a head for such a party, while the poor are having a rough time. That is why I said that. Nonetheless, I
highly respect the Governor General who represents Her Most Gracious Majesty, whom we all like.