I have been an MP since 2006, and I know that you become fairly close to your parliamentary assistant, because you spend so much time together. You know a bit about their personal lives, the good times and the bad times, because of how much time you spend together.
You did not know, for instance, that your assistant went to the same church as Mr. Mains or that he had country club connections and relationships with the lobbyists in question. You were not aware of any of that?