Madam Speaker, I wish the member were aware that what he is saying is that the government has broken the laws of Canada under the Canada Elections Act with regard to requiring kickbacks in exchange for moneys. Every member of parliament is subject to those rules. If there were any strings attached with votes or any other conditions, they would be committing a criminal offence. If the member has any evidence of criminal wrongdoing on behalf of the Government of Canada or any member of parliament, it is his duty to report it to the Chief Electoral Officer.
The member mentioned some companies, SNC-Lavalin and Bombardier. He did not mention Nortel. How about Pasteur-Merieux-Connaught? Many of these very successful companies have received substantial amounts of money in grants and contributions from the taxpayers of Canada. What he did not say is how much they generated in terms of jobs and new economic growth for Canadians so that more people are working and paying taxes and have the dignity of work.
For instance, under the technology partnerships, Pasteur-Merieux-Connaught is now involved in substantive health research with regard to cancer. Under the technology partnerships it got a substantial amount of money but it was only 25% of the project funding. It came up with the other 75% and it provided jobs for some of the top health researchers in Canada with regard to cancer research.
I believe the member has done a disservice to this place by giving half the story.