Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his very interesting question.
Our bill will eliminate cash loans to candidates for party leadership races and under other circumstances. We are talking huge amounts of money. Increasing the contribution limit for Canadian citizens from $1,200 to $1,500 may offset that.
I would like to point out that candidates nominated at the last minute do not always have time to raise enough money to kick off an election campaign.
Once we raise the limit for all candidates, they will be able to work and run an honest election campaign that is fair to other candidates in the same riding.