Madam Speaker, first, I would like to thank my colleague from Atlantic Canada for his congratulations. I feel a camaraderie and a certain sense of support because we face similar situations in Atlantic Canada.
I will have to play dumb on this one. In my own campaign it is very natural. I can assure the hon. member that in preparation for a campaign, we had a financial committee in place which was responsible for the fundraising. I know much has been said about big trust funds and large bank accounts in some constituencies. I can certainly attest to the fact that there are none in the constituency of Bras d'Or—Cape Breton. We raise our money through chicken suppers and spaghetti dinners, one member at a time. It is certainly from the grassroots of the party.
As far as we go forward with moneys coming from the national party, the support we garnered in our constituency was from the grassroots people and small businesses that wanted to offer their support. From that we went forward.