Mr. Speaker, I thank my dear colleague opposite for his complimenting me so profusely today. I am almost at a loss for words, but not quite.
The hon. member said that my whole speech was on the democratic system and how our electoral system ensured that democracy is at work. True, but I also addressed the main issue of your motion suggesting that only by limiting to individuals the right to contribute to party financing will we be able to ensure the system's integrity. I quoted very specific instances where financial contributions were made by individuals under the Quebec party funding act, the Loi de financement politique au Québec. I am not the one who said the integrity of Quebec's electoral system was sullied, quite the contrary.
I said that if I were to follow the logic of my dear colleague opposite and say that the elections act should be changed to limit the right to make contributions to individuals, this would mean that the system in Quebec is weak, and I gave a few examples. Under the Quebec system, only individuals are allowed to contribute to party financing, yet that did not prevent fraudulent action. It did not prevent questionable situations. So, it is not logical, nor well founded and I will conclude on that.