If I were to emphasize an area to work on, the commissioner talks about the issue of getting gifts and other advantages. She makes the point that gifts $200 and over have to be disclosed. Ministers sometimes make the assumption that as long as the gift is within a certain monetary value range, then it's okay. She points out that this is not the case, that a gift can be improper even if it's of low monetary value.
I get that theoretically, but I'm not really sure what her point is. She says that, but then she doesn't go on to explain why she thinks that. She doesn't give an example of what an inappropriate gift would be, even if it were only $50.
I think there's a problem there in terms of understanding. I think more has to be fleshed out. I think the commissioner is asking for that, but I don't see a lot in terms of an actual recommendation from her, or an actual idea about a gift that would be improper even though it's not worth very much.
I think that has to be fleshed out, because ministers and MPs, people who are under the code, would benefit from more clarity there.