Mr. Speaker, we keep hearing the same things over and over. The ethics counsellor testified before the committee. He said there was no conflict of interest regarding the bill tabled in this House more than two years ago. That part of the bill was under the responsibility of the Secretary of State for Financial Institutions, as has been clearly established.
When the Minister of Finance took office, everyone knew he was a successful businessman involved in international shipping and this has never been a problem. He always made sure that everything was in the hands of the Secretary of State—