We know that others did not agree with the proposition, as the hon. member for Kingston and the Islands just mentioned so appropriately and eloquently.
There is also the whole issue of the application of the charter to this kind of limitation.
Finally, I want to draw to the attention of this House how the application of such a rule as the member for Richelieu is advocating would be implemented.
We are aware that similar rules exist in some jurisdictions, for example at the provincial level in Ontario, where I used to be an MPP, as most of you know. That legislature puts a cap on contributions. However, if an individual wants to give more than the limit which, I believe, is set at $1,150 per year in Ontario, that person simply gives the extra money to his or her spouse or son, so as to circumvent the rule-