Mr. Speaker, in a letter that Mr. Gavsie writes in order to raise money for the Deputy Prime Minister to replace the Prime Minister, and I guess he is like a lot of Canadians, he is waiting for a change at the top, he said:
On the other hand, some businesses may, at their own risk, decide to write off these contributions for tax purposes as a business expense.
My question is for the Minister of Finance. Does he consider it an appropriate tax write-off for businesses to influence cabinet ministers who are running for leadership when these same cabinet ministers are often giving them government contracts?