Those comments on the part of the member should be withdrawn. People contribute toward the process because they want good government. People who contributed to the member's campaign felt that he would do a good job and I do not believe that his constituents had a self-interest in contributing or helping him to get elected. They wanted good government just like the people who contributed to getting me or you elected, Mr. Speaker. The same thing applies. They do not deserve to be insulted because they took their holidays to work on an election campaign or took a couple of days from their pay cheques to contribute or because they took 15 minutes of what they would have spent on their coffee breaks to contribute.
I go back to the rest of the issue at hand, the motion by the member for Richelieu.
The hon. member knows that the Lortie commission did in fact recommend that no restriction be put on contributions. Of course, there should always be restrictions on contributions from foreign sources, to ensure that the Canadian system remains accountable to Canadians. I agree with that.