Thank you for the question.
I take my responsibilities very seriously both as an MP and as a cabinet minister. I have sat on the board of the Canadian Centre for Ethics and Sport. In fact, I taught an ethics course at Algonquin College in Ottawa. I'm aware of my reporting obligations. I'm aware of the Conflict of Interest Act and the conflict of interest code. I hold myself up to high standards and, quite frankly, I hold my team around me to very high standards.
We, my team and I, consider whether my involvement in a file or a decision would be a real or a perceived conflict of interest. For me personally, that means it protects or kind of insulates my own personal integrity, but it also insulates the process that leads to these decisions. I'm up to date on my reporting obligations.
I can reiterate that we all come into these jobs with a history. We have met a lot of people; we know a lot of people. We've had past affiliations, relationships and friendships. I've worked with the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner on a proactive basis when I've had questions or wanted to be sure of a particular circumstance to make sure there was nothing that was even remotely perceived as a conflict. I've dug in because of my personal interest in ethics on my own personal approach to this, in this job.