Madam Speaker, I am interested in raising a point because there is a certain irony here.
I should put it on the record that the Green Party supports the CBC and wants to see commercial-free news and a public affairs function for CBC Television.
We would like to see that for Radio-Canada as well, for programs broadcast on radio and television.
I am puzzled by the Conservative stance, which appears to be that they want to have an election platform to get rid of CBC, but the party is currently one of the biggest advertisers on CBC. Maybe in this debate we can find out how much money the Conservative Party is spending. I certainly enjoy seeing the Leader of the Opposition and his wife doing what most Canadians do on weekends, which is to stride across a field in hope of finding an empty flagpole so they can pull a Canadian flag out and hoist it. It is a wonderful family moment that we always enjoy.
I am wondering how much money the Conservative Party is now spending on advertising outside the writ period.