Mr. Speaker, the member spoke about this ethics screen that was supposed to prevent the Finance Minister from involvement in any matters touching upon Morneau Shepell. He committed in writing to the Ethics Commissioner that he would do nothing that would affect the interest of his family business in which he continued to own approximately $20 million in shares.
Well, he has been involved in the Canada-Barbados tax treaty. Morneau Shepell has a subsidiary in the tax haven of Barbados. He was the person who introduced the target benefit pension plan legislation. Morneau Shepell is one of the very few companies that administers those plans. He introduced tax policies that would force small businesses to take their savings out of their companies and invest them in individualized pension plans. Morneau Shepell is one of the only firms that administers those pension plans.
Does the member believe that in those three cases the minister actually respected the ethical screen he committed to when he became minister?