Far be it from me to disagree with someone who used to be a Federal Court judge, the competition commissioner and the chair of the CRTC. His experience is a little different from mine, but I can prove a conflict of interest. I can draw a straight line when someone gives investment advice to their sister. That's provable. The appearance is not quite as provable. It's not something that evidence is going to bear out very easily.
The other thing I would tell you is that in the interactions with the commissioner's office, many members have said, “Oh my goodness, what do you think? Is this a conflict?” They give really good, sage advice to public office holders who have divined that situation and think there might be an issue, and I think that's sufficient. However, if Parliament, which is supreme, wants to make the determination to implement a test, that's up to Parliament. I just don't think it's needed.
