Yes. I'm not a lawyer, but if I look at the act that governs ethical breaches, the Conflict of Interest Act, it's not Parliament's intention to criminalize some of these behaviours.
When the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner has reason to believe that there has been a violation of the Criminal Code or any other act of Parliament, he must suspend his investigation and refer the matter to the police. That's when we conduct an investigation.
From our perspective, once again, we have to operate within certain constraints. Naturally, the process takes more time. We don't have enforcement powers. We have to conduct investigations, proceed step by step and meet the required criteria at each stage of the investigation, from the initial assessment through to the conclusion. We have to operate within those constraints.
