To me, the legislation that's in place right now and the tone and substance of the recommendations put forward by the commissioner are very rules heavy as compared to principles. It seems to me that even if you look at the members' code, it strikes a more equitable balance between rules and principles than the Conflict of Interest Act does. It seems to me that the Conflict of Interest Act is very focused on enumerating specific areas of wrongdoing.
Most of the discussion from the commissioner is about how to close loopholes, how to address certain things that might not be enumerated now, and taking the threshold for disclosure of gifts from $200 to $30. I don't think a balance is there at all right now. That encourages ministers, and people who are under the legislation, not so much to think about big questions about what it means to be ethical, but to think about very specific cases where they might be outside the rules, and they want to avoid the bad press they'll get if someone finds out.