He wrote the dissenting opinion himself and his document was very carefully thought out. I think what he did was very important-and I am not saying that just to flatter him-but, thanks to his work, we can condemn the Liberal government for taking too much time, in my opinion, to fulfil a promise it made.
Let me come back to the specific question that was put to me: should the ethics counsellor be accountable to the House? I think it would not set a precedent since, as you and I know, Mr. Speaker, the auditor general reports to the House on financial matters relating to the operation of the government. Why should it be different when we deal with ethics, a more technical aspect of the operation of the machinery of government? If there is one thing that can help us restore trust, as proposed in the document, it is the kind of proposal made by the hon. member for Berthier-Montcalm, which would help to improve government operations and especially restore trust.
You may wonder why a sovereignist who expects to take part in a referendum on Quebec's sovereignty would make recommendations which could apply for the next seven years. This just shows you the non-partisan way the Bloc Quebecois is speaking to this bill. We even said to Canada, our future neighbours-because we do like English Canadians-that we all ought to do a really good job in this instance, so that we can pass on to our future neighbours a House of Commons and a machinery of government that are truly open and honest.