Mr. Speaker, this is about finance. It is about tied selling. It is about a lot of latitude. When we talk about finance and some of the things we really value, we talk about honestly, integrity and ethics. We sometimes wonder why the Canadian public does not really appreciate politicians. Perhaps it is because sometimes some politicians have the habit of misinterpreting or misinforming.
Let me say something. I am a minister of the government. There is a formal code of ethics for ministers. It is a public document. We have to fill out how much we make and what we own and all the rest of it. Over and above that, the Prime Minister insists on other things from us. He names us. He decides what he wants us to do. That is his prerogative. We have access to information. Absolutely everything we do is scrutinized every day. We certainly do not fear any of that because we know it is a part of what makes the country so great.
In all honesty and integrity I remember when the Reform Party used to say that it would do things differently in Ottawa. It was to use civility. It was to treat others with respect. Have we seen that from the Reform Party? Absolutely not.
Some of the things that have gone on are absolutely unbelievable. Maybe Reformers should look to mend some of their own ways and look to what they said before they got here. Perhaps, if they followed that to the letter, we would all be better off and Canadians would respect us all a lot more.