You stated that there was no conflict because it was remote and it was a matter of a general application.
I would challenge you on that insofar as Minister Champagne's spouse is an executive at Alto. Alto is a Crown corporation that exists solely to build the Alto high-speed rail line. That's its raison d'être. That's why it exists.
Mr. Champagne, on February 26, didn't just vote on any general matter touching upon the budgetary process or the budget implementation act that happened to touch upon Alto. He voted against a very specific motion that would have specifically removed the High-Speed Rail Network Act from the BIA, which would have killed the advancement of the project going to the heart of Alto, of which Minister Champagne's spouse is a VP.
I would put it to you that it's not remote. I would put it to you that it's not of a general application. I would put it to you that there is a very direct link between that vote—that decision—and the private interests of the minister's spouse.