Mr. Speaker, this is actually a little more interesting area of debate. Should there be sponsorship spending?
On the one hand we have members of the opposition writing letters asking for money under the sponsorship program for events in their constituencies. Why? I assume they want to raise the profile of the federal government, but more fundamentally, many of these events and programs occur only when some public money is there to help them happen. Is that good or is that bad?
The hon. member wants it all stopped, but that would mean that we will have to say no to his House leader who--