Thank you.
Obviously, trust in government is essential to our democracy. I have had this discussion with members. As I mentioned earlier, like you, we had an election earlier this year. This triggered the disclosure process, which meant I had to meet with all members between the date of the election and all the way into June.
We spent a lot of time talking about transparency. We spent a lot of time talking about integrity. We also spent a lot of time talking about what's going on in the world around us. Members really care about these structures. Members value them. It was really quite heartening and encouraging to hear the extent to which they were not only wanting to accept the system, which could be quite intrusive especially in the beginning of financial disclosure, but also understanding the value of it and understanding what makes us distinct as jurisdictions.
As I said, there are common elements across the country among the provinces, the territories and, of course, federally, but on the underlying principles of integrity in government and what steps need to be taken in order to present that picture, to tell that story to the public, I was quite heartened and encouraged by this because I could see that it was being embraced and accepted, and then, of course, promoted.
Also, whose job is it? It's the job of all of us. It's the education that I provide. It's the members managing their affairs in such a way that it fulfills the public expectation. As well, there's the transparency of answering questions frankly whenever possible about how a system works or what measures are in place in order to assist people to comply with the legislation in their particular jurisdiction.