Mr. Speaker, the member has made a very strong statement concerning three people, all of whom are former deputy ministers in the Government of Canada who have demonstrated their good judgment, their integrity and their intelligence over many years.
I want to assure her that I have endeavoured to the best of my ability to determine whether there was any possible conflict of interest for any of these individuals. It is my view that there is no such conflict of interest. If the hon. member is aware of a conflict of interest, I would like her to make specific allegations as to the nature of that conflict and make them in a forum where she is accountable for those allegations.
In the meantime I suggest to her that it is improper to impugn the integrity of people who are operating on the basis of a request from the Government of Canada.