I'm very much in favour of bringing back some sort of public funding of political parties and election campaigns. The $2-per-vote subsidy introduced by Mr Chretien and eliminated by Mr Harper was a reasonably fair and transparent way to take off at least some of the now-constant pressure for all parties to fundraise. 

We need to reduce the role of money in politics, and make sure that any private fundraising is strictly regulated. The fact that many parties feel the need to hold events that could be construed as 'pay for access' shows the real need to reform our political financing system.