Mr. Speaker, there is no doubt that it was improved. Again, the hon. member may not have been listening carefully when I said a little earlier that we accepted amendments from the parliamentary committee and from the government, and that today we will even accept some from one of the opposition parties. We incorporated these changes to an existing bill, and we also took into account a report tabled in this House by a parliamentary committee.
That was a unanimous report. The member opposite may think that he has the monopoly on virtue. Good for him. However, those who were here during the previous Parliament also believed in what they were doing. Together, we proposed what we have today, and we even included all the amendments I mentioned earlier.
I believe this bill deserves the support of the House. When the bill comes back at third reading and when we vote on it, we will have to ensure that the ethics counsellor, who will be responsible for the application of all these rules, can rely on the support of all parliamentarians. Otherwise, it will mean that we sabotaged the bill ourselves. We have to make it work. This is about parliamentary integrity. This issue does not only concern the government: it concerns all of us in this House, as well as those in the other place.
We can make this bill work. The way to do it is to co-operate. We are not just dealing with an issue that involves government. It is Parliament, both houses of this institution. If we do not work together to support the bill, then I suggest it will not work and it will be the fault of those who have chosen not to give it their support.