I think this is probably one of the central questions the committee will want to come to a view on. If you'd just permit me, I saw the conflict of interest regime as one tool in a broader tool box about democratic governance, and there are a number of tools designed to detect and deter inappropriate points of leverage on our decision-makers and keep the trust of Canadians. Very briefly, the Lobbying Act, the rules around campaign donations, the foreign agent registry, security clearances and Criminal Code provisions are all helped by a beneficial ownership registry, a lobbyist registry and transparency around government contracting and contribution agreements.
Parliament created the commissioner model, and it provided for a range of remedies at the discretion of the commissioner. One of them is a trust arrangement. I think it's up to you to judge whether it falls short or not. I would keep it in the tool box.