Madam Speaker, the member for Gander-Grand Falls, as we have come to know him, has often shown his support for the most disadvantaged, for the people of his riding, of his province. I have the utmost respect for him. His commitment to certain fundamental things with regard to social programs and unemployment insurance, and the fact that, several times, he expressed his disagreement with the government have forced him to remain a backbencher within the Liberal Party.
I know that an election will be called some time soon. One year or maybe less from an election, the member is trying, in the presence of his whip and other colleagues who are listening to him, to improve his image within the party because he wants to run again in the next election, which is perfectly normal.
Even though he likes us and often tells us so, why not pick on the members of the Bloc Quebecois a little. They have not said all they should have said about possible loopholes for rich people.
With respect to family trusts, he tells us that the matter will be resolved in 1999. We will have other arrangements then. What does that say? It tells wealthy families that they have another three years to prepare for the forthcoming changes.
I will tell you that, as in the Pearson deal and many other instances, the bad things that the member says came from the former Conservative government, where some people benefited from certain advantages, are more often than not related to these wealthy families. Oddly enough, in these cases, the friends of the Conservative Party have become the friends of the Liberal Party.
Why is that so? One just has to read the report of the Chief Electoral Officer on political party funding. One can see that large corporations also contributed to the Liberal Party of Canada's funding, equally in most cases. This is less true of the Reform Party, which gets 80 per cent of its funding from private individuals. In the Bloc Quebecois, our funding comes solely from individuals, as is the case for the Parti Quebecois.
Would the member, who supports the have-nots, who seeks political correctness, be in favour of correcting the impression of inequity in this whole issue? That is what the Bloc is asking for. Frankly, I ask the member if he can blame us for supporting the Auditor General of Canada when he says that there is a need to shed some light on what has happened and to inform the public.
How can he blame us for wanting to shed some light on something very obscure? If nothing is found, then so be it. At least the public will be reassured, as well as the 100,000 people that the Government of Canada is suing for unemployment insurance fraud in the amount of $100 or $200. Of course, the member for Gander-Grand Falls is not saying a word about that one year away from an election. Last year, he was talking about it. Why is he not talking about it this year? Is he so eager to improve his image within the Liberal Party? In that case, he will lose my respect.