Mr. Chair, I thank the honourable member for the question. It's quite a good question in the sense that....
We do make sure that people understand their obligations and that over the life of their appointment, they will respect those obligations.
I would say in this case, referring back to the Ethics Commissioner's report, it was disappointing, to be quite honest, that she received legal advice that was not consistent with the legislation. I've actually used this as an example recently with deputy colleagues. I've raised it on several occasions since the Ethics Commissioner's report came out to remind colleagues, their colleagues and portfolio agencies that, as I've said several times here, the interpreter and the adjudicator of the act is the commissioner, not outside legal counsel or even our own legal counsel.
I think many of us have an instinct to take the advice of lawyers directly, and this is a bit of a cautionary tale. I think the Ethics Commissioner said as much in his report.
You're bang on. It's very important that candidates and appointees understand that if they have questions or if they're not sure, they have to refer back to the commissioner himself, and they will have to adhere to the legislation.