Mr. Speaker, I explained yesterday that having personal assets is not like having shares in a bank or in a company. It was a family company, and it could not be split. He had to receive reports about only one company, and it was the company that was his. That is what arrangement was made, but the management of these assets was done by trustees, and when there was a meeting, officials in charge of that for the government were always present to make sure that there was to be no conflict of interest.
In the House of Commons on February 19th, 2003. See this statement in context.