Mr. Speaker, we learned yesterday that the member for St. John's West will have to pay back $78,000 to the state following accusations to the effect that public money was used for purposes other than those initially intended.
When pressed to comment on this issue, the Minister of Human Resources Development said:
"I do not think it is a matter of irregularity".
My question is for the Deputy Prime Minister. Given the intention of the Prime Minister to implement a new code of ethics to ensure integrity within his government, does the Deputy Prime Minister agree that this is an unacceptable occurrence which tarnishes the government's image?