I was interested in your comments about section 9 because we've had some very divergent views on the obligations of ministers and public office holders in terms of writing or interfering with semi-judicial bodies. Minister Duncan has just resigned because of this. Minister Flaherty was censured by the Commissioner. Some of my colleagues thought he was just acting as a normal member of Parliament.
How important is that code? How much can we leave that up to interpretation of whether it's good for one, not good for the other? Is it a fundamental principle that members of cabinet should be held to?