Mr. Chairman, it's difficult to answer a specific fact situation in that matter, partly because certainly we don't have all the facts, and also because it's not our job to provide legal advice to the committee as to whether or not a specific scenario would or would not be within these provisions. To explain the nature of the provision, it is clear that what is happening in clause 6 is a requirement that if a minister believes or should reasonably believe that he or she is in a conflict of interest, then that minister should not participate in debate or vote on a question that relates to that conflict.
On May 9th, 2006. See this statement in context.