Mr. Speaker, under the previous Liberal government we saw waste, corruption and the misuse of taxpayer money.
Canadians are pleased that this government is working to put in guidelines that will clean up the mess left by the Liberals. One such change is to restrict to $1,000 the donation that an individual can make to political parties. Corporate and union donations will be banned completely.
There are Liberal members, such as the member for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine, who are now complaining that this is somehow a direct attack on the Liberal Party.
Could the President of the Treasury Board explain to the opposition and to Canadians why these changes are necessary?