They say they agree, they talk about an action plan, but will the action plan guarantee transparency and compliance with the code of ethics? We have no guarantees along those lines at the moment. I find this disturbing.
In the case of the sponsorship scandal, advertising firms were giving money to a particular political party. Could the same thing not be happening now? Legal firms also received contracts and contributed very openly to political parties. At the moment, contracts may be awarded to legal agents with no information available about the value of the contract, which can be quite high. So there could be a repeat of a situation such as the one that occurred before.
In my opinion, Mr. Chairman, the Standing Committee on Public Accounts should request follow-up on this, so that we can ensure that the rules of ethical conduct and transparency are being followed by the government. I have some concerns in this regard.