I think it's very common and very appropriate.
The Ethics Commissioner is, by nature, a different entity, because the Ethics Commissioner and that office are officers of Parliament. We are part of the government, part of the executive branch of the government.
Parliamentary oversight of issues like conflict and accountability and other things is fundamental to how our democratic system works. Having the Ethics Commissioner involved in structuring these for the Prime Minister, for other ministers and for other public office holders, as the Ethics Commissioner does, is the right thing to do, because, as an officer of Parliament, he is accountable to Parliament and accountable to the judgment of all of you—
