Minister, I'd like to come back to one point.
You often refer to the fact that the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner stated that there was no risk of a conflict of interest regarding Alto's internal management. That's what you said.
However, the issue is not Alto's internal management. Rather, it is whether there are any government policy matters related to Alto that could give rise to conflicts of interest. That is what matters.
You clearly asked the commissioner whether you had a conflict of interest regarding Alto's internal management. At the very least, you received an answer on that point.
However, did you ask the opposite question? Did you ask whether there could be a conflict of interest—or the appearance of a conflict of interest—because your wife is a senior executive at Alto and that could influence the handling of policy matters within the government?
Did you ask him that?
