Mr. Speaker, blind management and blind trusts are both described on the ethics counsellor's website. The supervisory agreement is something dreamed up in the Prime Minister's Office.
Let me quote from the agreement. It states:
--supervisors may consult with and obtain the advice, direction or instruction of the [finance minister], or the [finance minister] may personally intervene in order to exercise the rights and privileges associated with the Shares....
Why was the former finance minister allowed, essentially, to direct the affairs of his company while he directed the tax laws of the country?