Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague from Calgary Signal Hill for his talk today. Just last Wednesday, we were studying this issue in public accounts. We actually had someone from the Privy Council Office tell us that they would not honour the order of the House of Commons until they received permission from one of the board's directors of the green slush fund, who had been convicted of violating the conflict of interest law.
What does it say about the government that the Privy Council Office is seeking permission from someone who violated our laws before they will honour the orders of Parliament?