If you remove those, you really amend the whole concept of the act. As I mentioned in my answer to Mr. Barrett, the act is a balance between bringing the best people in and making sure that there are no conflicts.
You're now starting to say.... It's suddenly taking away the goal of wanting to bring the best people into the public service. It becomes very questionable. Why are you doing this? What are you trying to achieve here? All it means is that it will be much more difficult for people to come in and serve the public than it is right now.
It seems to me that the dual goals expressed in the act are actually in very good balance. Making that balance and making the right decision is part of my job. We want the twin goals. We want people to have confidence in their public officials, but we also want to make sure that the best ones come in—not only those who have no conflicts because they have no assets but that they have not done anything that could possibly amount to a conflict.