Mr. Speaker, I am glad the hon. member sits so close to the Reform members and I wish they would turn around sometimes and seek his advice because he has been here for a long time and knows what the democratic process is all about.
Initially I paid very little attention to it because I thought it was just surveying the members of Parliament. When I saw the line "you need your parents' consent to incur these charges if you are younger than 18", I was a little offended because I only have one parent left. My mother is 86 and I do not know whether she would give her consent to vote this way.
I suspect that this letter was sent to the public and it was concerned that someone under 18 would not pay the Reform for that one dollar call, and 95 cents thereafter. That was my concern.
That anyone should charge to glean people's opinion, people who voted for us, my goodness, is the hon. member not getting a high enough salary? Is that why he is putting a charge on this? Is he waiting for his pension or is he afraid he is not going to get a pension because he will not be here very long?
I have a concern that this letter went not only to the members of Parliament, but I suspect that this letter probably went to the public at large.