Mr. Speaker, the illicit contracting question went to a Conservative loyalist and long-time political organizer for the finance minister.
We do know that Mr. MacPhie was not the finance minister's ex-girlfriend, but surely the Conservatives will want to be at least as ethical as the Liberals who are responsible for the sponsorship scandal.
Just last week the same finance minister publicly attacked his own local town council for a similar untendered contract for $134,000, saying “heads should roll”.
When is the Prime Minister going to get rid of his finance minister?