Under the current federal legislation, politi
cal parties rely on cocktail parties at $1,000 a head, on special meetings at $2,000, $5,000 or $10,000, and even on cheques in the amount of $50,000 or $80,000 from businesses. Then you know what happens to the legislative process (1600) Then, when an organization has a point of view to give on a bill being dra
fted or one already tabled, there is a tendency to listen a little harder when someone has given us $50,000, for example, or when Canadian banks contribute $300,000 or $400,000; the
...[+++]re is a chance that the government will be more receptive.
