Mr. Speaker, my colleague mentioned a topic which is dear to my heart, which is the solicitor-client privilege between legislative counsel and members of parliament. If legislative counsel are taking orders or taking instructions not only from a member of parliament but also from someone else as to what information must be shared and when and how, that clearly creates a conflict of interest because they would have instructions from two difference sources which have two different interests.
What does that do for him as a member of parliament? How does he feel about his confidence in the working relationship he would then have with legislative counsel and his confidence in the assistance and the quality of advice he is receiving under circumstances where that individual is—