Mr. Speaker, let me first of all congratulate my colleague for her speech. What I retain from her remarks is the kind of relationship, the kind of scheming brought to light on this issue, between various successive governments.
Basically, my colleague for Rimouski has very eloquently demonstrated the relationships that the Liberal-Conservative contributors and the Conservative-Liberal contributors have had sometimes with the Conservative government and sometimes with the Liberal government. As we can see, it all boils down to the same thing. That is something to really think about. Our colleague for Crowfoot suggested that clause 10 in this bill hints that there is a deal somewhere, but that it obviously cannot be outlined in the legislation. What is stated in the bill is that the Minister may approve any agreement submitted to him within 35 days after the passing of this legislation.
I would like to hear my colleague further on that kind of deal and also on that kind of Liberal-Conservative or Conservative-Liberal buddy-buddy system, because of which we always find ourselves in that kind of situation. The people invited to a $1,000 or $3,000-a-plate dinner are not the kind of people the Prime Minister referred to as beer drinkers last week, but rather people arriving with their six-pack of champagne and generous contributions for the Liberal Party.
The only way we can resolve that problem is to pass a legislation on the funding of political parties and electoral campaigns. I like to remind people that since such a piece of legislation was passed in Quebec, no matter what government is in power in Quebec, there has been no instance of wrongdoing brought to light. How come? Because of the transparency of the funds contributed to the parties. I would like to hear my colleague speak on that.