Mr. Speaker, the ethics counsellor appeared before the committee several times in 1999. He kept the committee informed about what was going on.
My lawyer, who is also my trustee, informed the ethics counsellor without fail each time she had to take a decision in order to ensure that we were within the established guidelines.
I wish to point out that the ethics counsellor was the assistant deputy registrar general, and that he was appointed to this position by the previous government.