Changing laws means facing up to those who make them.
There's also the sovereign debt fund that was just announced. It's a $25 billion debt fund. It's a new gimmick from the government that says it's going to invest in energy, infrastructure, mines, technology and net zero. It's the new thing. The fund will be headed up by a chief executive officer and an independent board of directors. Nothing was said or disclosed.
You talked about the importance of the appearance of conflict of interest. Looking at the financial interests in this fund, we can see that it is perfectly aligned with Brookfield's interests. We know that the prime minister is connected to that fund. We know his assets are in a blind trust, but in any case, he is connected to the performance of his fund. He has a strong connection to the Net-Zero Banking Alliance. Is that an apparent conflict of interest? Will this new sovereign debt fund include an ethical wall? Will mechanisms be put in place? Every time a new bureaucracy is created, do you have to reanalyze everything to see if you're going to step in to create an ethical wall?
