Madam Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for his question, which relates to the speech that he gave on this subject last Friday.
This is a matter of ethics. We are are talking about people who were appointed to a board of directors and who voted to give money to their own companies, companies that pay them a salary. That makes no sense at all. The bare minimum that is expected of anyone who represents a foundation or another organization on a board of directors is that they must not put themselves in a conflict of interest like that. It does not make any sense.
I would like to take this opportunity to remind members of the important role played by the whistle-blowers who informed the media, Parliament and the government of this situation.
I deplore the fact that the government did not introduce any legislation to properly protect whistle-blowers. Why did this sort of bill have to come from the Bloc Québécois? A Bloc member introduced a bill in the House to tell the government that enough is enough and that whistle-blowers play an important role. They are the ones who inform us of wrongdoing and scandals, and the least we can do is protect them.