Discussion · Government Orders
Michael Kram Conservative
“We must stop foreign interference in our elections, but we should not use public money to fund political parties. Candidates should earn their support by knocking on doors and raising money themselves.”
“Mr. Speaker, certainly undue influence and undue foreign influence is a concern in our elections. It is good to have a large number of grassroots Canadians participating in the democratic process, which is certainly preferable to a small number of well-to-do insiders. However, I would caution against the idea of public funds for parties or a per-vote subsidy for parties. If individuals want to get people to vote for them, they have to go out, knock on doors and do some fundraising at the same time. I think that having a nominal amount of fundraising for candidates and for parties is a good thing.”
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Mr. Speaker, certainly undue influence and undue foreign influence is a concern in our elections. It is good to have a large number of grassroots Canadians participating in the democratic process, which is certainly preferable to a small number of well-to-do insiders. However, I would caution against the idea of public funds for parties or a per-vote subsidy for parties. If individuals want to get people to vote for them, they have to go out, knock on doors and do some fundraising at the same time. I think that having a nominal amount of fundraising for candidates and for parties is a good thing.