Mr. Speaker, that is very much apropos to what has happened. We know the rules were broken, and that ethical and moral standards were crossed. We know that ministers of the government, as recently as six months, took benefits. We do not know whether in fact pecuniary interests were then passed on, but we know that the appearance was there.
The problem is that this information is not volunteered. There is no transparency and no ability to shine the light in. There is the complete opposite. There is the effort to hide that information. There is the immediate clampdown on any disclosure. There is the reluctance to discuss it let alone reveal what has happened. It is untouchable to get to the root of the conflict.
That is the complete opposite of what the Prime Minister promised. He promised many things and among them was to clean up government and to raise ethical standards. His own people, those closest to him who observe him, have said that he has done the opposite. He has lowered it to a new all time low.