The current Prime Minister was the head of Brookfield, a company that manages $1 trillion, controls 916 companies and whose interests include the five major areas covered by Bill C‑5.
Without disclosing Mr. Carney's interests in Brookfield and other companies, the screen that is applied to Prime Minister Carney through his chief of staff and the clerk has not been looked into, as far as we know. I asked the Commissioner whether it had, and he didn't answer. Don't you think that's a bit lacking for a conflict of interest screen?
From an ethical standpoint, don't you think that having held certain positions in the private sector makes a person incompatible with the office of Prime Minister?