Mr. Speaker, if he had such confidence in what he was doing, then why did he mislead all of his colleagues?
According to our information, in the five days following the introduction of Bill C-27, which will directly benefit Morneau Shepell and is a bill sponsored by the Minister of Finance himself, stocks in Morneau Shepell went up 4.8%. The Minister of Finance would have made more than $2 million profit on his shares.
He is an intelligent person. Does he not find there is perceived conflict of interest, since he was in a position to personally benefit from his own actions?