Mr. Speaker, last week the Prime Minister informed Canadians that the Liberals had done their part in catering to business. Now let me clarify the Prime Minister's statement because clearly patronage is alive and well in the Liberal Party.
On the Team Canada trade mission to southern Asia last January one in five corporations travelling with the Prime Minister made contributions to the Liberal Party. These corporate sponsors gave over $1.2 million to the Liberal Party of Canada over the past two years.
For example, a company whose CEO is a former Liberal cabinet minister gave over $154,000 to the Liberals. It received an excellent rate of return with a $700 million contract.
Canadians are fed up with old style partisan politics. Paying off their corporate buddies is no way to endear the Liberals to the taxpaying public.