Gomery recommendation 14 was also accepted by the Federal Accountability Act.
Gomery recommendation 15, “The Registrar of Lobbyists should report directly to Parliament on matters concerning the application and enforcement of the Lobbyists Registration Act”, has not only been accepted by the Federal Accountability Act and implemented, it has gone even further. It has extended the period to ten years in which violations can be investigated and prosecuted.
Gomery recommendation 17, “The Financial Administration Act should be amended to add a new section stipulating that deliberate violation of section 34 of the Act by an employee of the federal government is grounds for dismissal without compensation“, is also achieved in the Federal Accountability Act.
What I am trying to get to by pointing to these examples is to highlight to you and to those watching that your work has resulted in massive change, and that's why it's so appreciated that you're able to delve into this massive Liberal scandal with such an effect that we've been able to change the way in which government is done. That's why many people refer to the Federal Accountability Act as the toughest anti-corruption legislation ever presented in the House of Commons.
I want to note that the Federal Accountability Act was something that we all campaigned on. I remember that winter election where we would trudge through snow and we told this to Canadians.
It wasn't one person who came up with the Federal Accountability Act. It wasn't one person who decided on it. But it was the collective wisdom of Canadians who supported that, and I think, as a political party, when we presented this, and as a government, we had that obligation to Canadians, because it was Canadians who voted on it and it was Canadians who expected us to deliver on the Federal Accountability Act.
In terms of the four aspects of the Gomery recommendations that relate to the public accounts committee, obviously that's a decision of the public accounts committee. I know it's chaired by an opposition member. I don't imagine they're trying to sabotage those recommendations of yours. I know they've been preoccupied with some other things. It would be my hope that the opposition members on that committee would certainly adopt those.
But I want to close with a question. Given all the work you've put into this, are you satisfied that we're stepping forward in the right direction? And looking back, do you believe those Liberal operatives who were involved in this massive scandal have been adequately held responsible?