Yes, Mr. Chair. Of course, I'm not going to call myself an expert on the matters of the Conflict of Interest Act. The commissioner of that department is doing an exemplary job to try to pursue these examinations.
As far as my understanding of the situation in relation to the Ethics Commissioner goes, pursuant to the Conflict of Interest Act, there are some compulsory powers that are available to the Ethics Commissioner to really conduct a very fulsome examination of the matter.
Of course, with these compulsory powers, which are to summon witnesses or to obtain documentary evidence that can be summoned, at the same time, with these additional powers does come a confidentiality clause that's set in place to allow the Ethics Commissioner to conduct an examination and come to a conclusion on the balance of probabilities in relation to the conduct of an elected official or a public office holder.