Replying to Marie-Hélène Gaudreau (Bloc Québécois)
“Mr. Speaker, I think we are all starting to feel a little worse for wear—sitting here until midnight, constantly voting and dealing with closure motions. In short, we are all in the same boat, and we are all telling ourselves that we need to be strong, that we will get through this. I am going to ask my colleague a very simple question. How is it that, when the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs had the opportunity to consider this issue, it did not give more thought to or examine political party financing more closely? My colleague knows very well that Quebec National Assembly settled this issue long ago. During an election year, a member may make two contributions of $100. However, there have been reports in the media about fundraising events where people are invited to meet the Prime Minister in exchange for a contribution of $1,500. How is it that this limit has not been lowered?”
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Claims · 37 wordsCanada’s political financing system is among the strongest in the world.When we compare ourselves to other democracies, we see that there are already several mechanisms in place to ensure that funding actually comes from Canadian citizens.Promise · 13 wordsWe will close off the various avenues that could allow for foreign influence.Partly on pointVague promiseClaims · 51 wordsContribution limits are already in place.Canadian citizens have to be the ones contributing to political parties.We have a rigorous framework.Bill C-25, Partly on pointwhich is based on various recommendations from experts, will allow us to make this framework even more rigorous in order to ensure the integrity of our elections.
