Mr. Chair, I move that the types of expenditures that may be incurred by a candidate, rather than an official agent, be expanded to allow minor, practical expenditures. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Abernethy. The motion is in order. To the motion. Ms. Bisaro.
Thanks, Mr. Chair. I just wonder if the chair of the committee or a member of the committee or the mover of the motion could give an example of what kind of expenditures are being talked about here. Thank you.
Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. We will go to the chair of the Rules committee for clarification. Mr. Bromley.
Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thanks for that question. It’s not unusual. In fact, it’s probably more common than not that candidates have some expenses that they incur before there is an official representative, so that the financial aspects remain at arm’s length. Perhaps ordering signs for a remote community or something to ensure that they are there in time, whatever it might be. Usually they are fairly modest. This is to legitimize those expenditures and make it clear that those are legitimate for the actual candidate to be doing spending early on, perhaps even before everything has been formalized.
Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Committee, just to be clear, we should be speaking to the motion. This process is not a process of asking questions, only in extreme cases. I have already allowed three today. Just keep that in mind here, committee. To the motion. I will go back to Ms. Bisaro. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I’m done, but it just helps if we have a bit of an explanation of the motion before we know what we are voting on. Thank you.
Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. To the motion.
Question.
Question has been called. The motion is carried.
---Carried
Mr. Abernethy.
