Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for his question.
I agree that the government introduced this legislation at the last minute, not to mention the fact that the government slipped it into the omnibus budget bill. We will be debating this matter in the final weeks of this Parliament, while the public has been debating it for several years. Nevertheless, this is nothing new and there is no rush.
Time is running out for the government, and we know why. It is trying to win the election coming up on October 21.
In terms of the figures for each country my colleague mentioned I would be interested to know how the data were collected. What came from the public sector and what came from the private sector, for example? I subscribe to American newspapers and magazines, such as the National Review and other newspapers, online and in print.
I would be curious to know whether the member is talking only about spending from Canada, or whether that includes spending from other countries, including the United States.