Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Ms. Fraser, ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased to see you again, this time at another committee.
First of all, I feel that it is extremely important that we work on a code to deal with the management of conflicts of interest. I believe that both the Canadian and Quebec people want transparency and integrity. Conflicts of interest cast grave doubt on the integrity and fairness of decisions made by public officials. We know that, for the most part, public servants are very honest. Unfortunately, there are some slightly rotten apples in the barrel and so we need to implement a mechanism, hence the code to manage conflicts of interest.
Ms. Fraser, in today's presentation, you strongly emphasized the need for developing strategies to resolve conflicts of interest. I believe that you were talking about the development of government strategies. I believe that you were calling on the Treasury Board to do so first, and then you were looking to the various departments.
Do the strategies include or exclude consideration of whistleblower public officials?