Mr. Speaker, I want to start by congratulating my hon. colleague from Laval Centre on delivering an excellent speech. Its dispassionateness and logic was in sharp contrast with the very passionate, demagogic and, I would add, acid and acrimonious remarks made earlier by the hon. member for Bourassa.
The member for Bourassa went to great lengths in his remarks to sidetrack the debate, first by trying to sully the Bloc Quebecois when he should be looking at the mistakes made by his own party or allegations concerning them, and second by saying that the “balloon” had busted, when the party he represents is still facing allegations.
I would like to ask my colleague, the hon. member for Laval Centre, if she does not also make a direct connection between allowing political parties to be financed by companies and the risk of influence peddling.