Mr. Speaker, two Liberal members have given the Prime Minister an appropriate reminder that the ethics counsellor should answer to the House of Commons. They pointed out that any ethics-related problems in the past have involved ministers, not MPs. This is clearly seen in the sponsorship scandal, which can be traced right back to the Prime Minister.
Does the Prime Minister intend to bow to the common sense of parliamentarians of all parties and ask the House to appoint an independent ethics commissioner?