Mr. Speaker, I wish to thank the Alliance member from Manitoba for his question. I share his concerns about this bill in terms of that whole issue around independence and objective analysis.
We as a party will probably support the bill despite our concerns. We will do so holding our nose. We share the concerns of the Alliance.
It is absolutely critical to understand this in terms of a promise that has largely remained unfulfilled. I think the red book was very clear about having an independent ethics commissioner, about having a system of full disclosure for cabinet ministers and about finding a way to deal with some glaring problems in the bureaucracy.
The government has tried to glaze over its commitment. I think Canadians see the difference. I am glad to see opposition members working together to try to expose this development and to do the best we can in these difficult circumstances.