You mentioned there could be a more symbolic or symptomatic testament than the deemed rule. What are you recommending? I know at the last committee we talked about this being such a big issue. It's almost like, “How do you eat the elephant? One bite at a time.” It's overwhelming for some people, so the easiest thing to do is to say, well, go for it, we trust you.
I really appreciate some of the names of other countries. We're going to study this, and hopefully we can get a video conference to those gentlemen in other countries, to get their expertise. Our goal is to make this much more accountable and open, if not for us, for future generations, as well as parliamentarians.
A colleague who served for seven years, from 1997 to 2004, was at our last committee meeting and he talked about some of the recommendations, but nothing has really been carried through.
What would you say is the starting point in the process? What can we say is a first step to move to a much more easily understood...not only for new members of Parliament but for veterans as well?