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Mr. MARTIN (Winnipeg Centre, NDP). And the $8,000 rebate, the 60% of the $14,000—that came directly to your campaign?
Mr. MARTELLI (Witness). We never seen it, sir, in our account.
Mr. MARTIN. So it would have gone to the—Conservative fund, I suppose.
Mr. MARTELLI. Exactly.
Mr. MARTIN. It seems like a license to print money, doesn't it.
Mr. MARTELLI. I'm sorry, sir?
Mr. MARTIN. It seems like a license to print money. You dangle this money into an account and pull
it right back and file a claim and get $8,000 for it.
Mr. MARTELLI. That's what they did, sir.
Mr. MARTIN. It's like walking a chicken past a pot of hot water, and calling it chicken soup. I have no further questions, thank you, Mr. Chair.

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Mr. GOODYEAR (Cambridge, Conservative). I would like the record to acknowledge that we have a hostile witness here.
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Mr. GOODYEAR. Mr. Chairman! The gentleman [Mr. MARTELLI] just called me "sweetheart"! It's my anniversary tomorrow, so I'll accept that.