Mr. Speaker, Jim Walsh, a member of the Transportation Safety Board, attended the Liberal Christmas party and even sat at the Prime Minister's table, which was after his boss said he should not even go to the party.
Howard Wilson, the old ethics lapdog, said it was inappropriate for patronage appointees like Jim Walsh to attend partisan political events.
The Prime Minister has many times said, “I will have the highest ethical standards”. My question is for the Prime Minister. Does Jim Walsh sitting with the Prime Minister at a partisan event meet his high ethical standards or is he going to tell the House that he does not have any ethical standards?