I've not had many dealings with your office, probably thankfully. I haven't received many paintings. I don't think I've received any paintings. In fact, it's funny Mr. Cullen suggested that example. If my parents were watching, they would say, “Oh no, our son's not cultured enough to receive paintings.”
I have had one dealing with your office, and I returned the gift on your advice, but I disagreed with your advice. I think it continues to be wrong at law, and I've talked to some of my colleagues who have, in identical instances, received different advice from your office, which is of concern to me. I appreciate you have different employees and different decisions will be made and, of course, you won't make the perfect or right decision all the time. I think most of the time you will, but mistakes happen to the best of us.
When a mistake does happen, and a member of Parliament disagrees with the interpretation or a cabinet minister disagrees with the interpretation, do they have any recourse?