Madam Speaker, regrettably, and frankly it is the challenge to all of us in the House and in the legislatures across the country, there are incidents of corruption. It is not restricted to this party or this government, or the federal government. We have problems across the country.
Certainly there were cases of corruption as well during the previous Conservative government which are well known and which led to convictions. We have had problems in the province of the hon. member and in my province of British Columbia. We have had difficulties with inappropriate behaviour by a former Social Credit, allegations against the NDP, and allegations against current Liberal governments. Sadly this is not restricted to this place and this party, but it is our responsibility, all of us working together, to get to the bottom of this and to learn from it.
In the specific case that the member mentioned, it is extremely important that it did lead to a criminal investigation, reported by the current Minister of Health, it led to a police investigation, charges and conviction. This is what we must ensure happens in this case. The Prime Minister has invited anyone on both sides of the House to come forward to our inquiries, to our public accounts committee, to give evidence to the RCMP. Let us get to the bottom of it and make sure that no party and no government in any jurisdiction in our country can get away with this type of misappropriation and breach of public trust in the future.