Mr. Speaker, after representing the city of Winnipeg for close to 24 years I must say with some modesty that a large number of people contributed to my campaign.
I say with some regret that of the fifty-five business partners in the MEC only five have made contributions to my campaign. All the rest went somewhere else, which is something I had better look into.
I did not have any connection whatsoever. I had no assessment of who was making applications to MEC or who was getting contracts. It was the responsibility of the independent committee to determine what kind of contracts were to be let and where the money should go. I had no involvement whatsoever, and I hope that clarifies the matter for the hon. member.