Subcommittee on Disclosure Forms under the Conflict of Interest Code committee  We have already moved on to drafting, including some of the suggested amendments, but we can take everything under advisement. So, yes, give them to us.

Subcommittee on Disclosure Forms under the Conflict of Interest Code committee  No, sir.

Subcommittee on Disclosure Forms under the Conflict of Interest Code committee  Our argument is that in view of the cloak of privilege the Ethics Commissioner works under vis-à-vis the members' code, and in view of the confidentiality provisions that are in the code, we think he would only be under an obligation to release documents when faced with a warrant

Subcommittee on Disclosure Forms under the Conflict of Interest Code committee  Mr. Walsh and Ms. Mortenson, I have a question with regard to your comments on subsection 29(1) of the code. You raised the issue of the question of documents, and in particular, with regard to the meaning of the words “the matter”. I am not sure whether this is in your written p

Subcommittee on Disclosure Forms under the Conflict of Interest Code committee  Well, there are some things the committee will want to discuss when we're in camera afterwards. Let's do the other questions first, and then we'll see.

Subcommittee on Disclosure Forms under the Conflict of Interest Code committee  Mr. Walsh, in your remarks—you can correct me if I misinterpreted—I understood you to say that it was the code that should be amended, rather than the new Bill C-2 provisions in the Parliament of Canada Act. I confess that I didn't really understand that, because the point of t

Subcommittee on Disclosure Forms under the Conflict of Interest Code committee  No.

Subcommittee on Disclosure Forms under the Conflict of Interest Code committee  You're quite correct in referring to the draft procedural guidelines, saying that they are seven years retroactive. That is the piece of work from the Ethics Commissioner. We are mystified as to where he got that figure. When you think about it, once a member ceases to be a mem

Subcommittee on Disclosure Forms under the Conflict of Interest Code committee  The reason for that is, if I could start a bit back—