Mr. Speaker, the auditor general has recommended that the government adopt a code of conduct that would apply to ministers and members of Parliament as well as federal public servants. On the very same day, we learned that Ottawa had appointed Michel Robert to the Quebec Court of Appeal.
Michel Robert was president of the Liberal Party of Canada from 1986 to 1990 and has since made annual contributions of $1,000 to that party's election fund. Michel Robert is also the Liberals' representative on the Security Intelligence Review Committee and the person who defended the report by the committee that whitewashed racist informant Grant Bristow. In addition, Michel Robert is being paid substantial fees as the federal negotiator in the Kanesatake matter.
Since negotiations were finally about to start, will it now be necessary to go back to square one after paying Mr. Robert close to $300,000 in fees? We all know the tune: "Jobs, jobs, jobs for my friends".