Mr. Speaker, I want to spend a couple of minutes to tell this House how I raised money during my election campaign or otherwise. There is an annual fund raiser in my constituency at which people contribute $100. Last year 400 people attended the event. Granted, it was an election year. Normally approximately 300 or 325 people show up for this event. Many Liberal MPs attend the function in question as well. I know people who have attended the event who make $15,000 a year. I also have three other events a year to which people come and pay $5 for a spaghetti dinner.
Then I hear the member from the Reform Party who just spoke making these kinds of broad accusations that everyone who contributed toward the political process is some sort of a sleazebag.