To be clear, I didn't assert that there wasn't confidence. What I asked was if it was sufficient to protect public confidence. In its current form, is it insufficient in its scope to protect public confidence?
When a minister or a prime minister has large and complex financial interests, does the current framework put too much weight on internal screens, recusals and trust arrangements rather than on big, bright lines and clear-to-understand rules for members of the public? You mentioned someone on the street not being sure and saying, “This doesn't pass the sniff test to me. Why aren't you doing something about it?” The “you” could be elected members or it could be officers of Parliament, but why isn't someone doing something about this?
Would that not be better as an aspiration for us in our development and modifications of the act?