Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Report of the Conflict of Interest Commissioner was tabled in the House one week ago. This report is the result of almost a year of process which culminated in a public inquiry and now this report. As for my role in this process, I was always guided by what I perceived to be the public interest.

Conflict of Interest legislation is relatively new and these proceedings and subsequent rulings have set precedents and benchmarks which will now be used in consideration of future conflict of interest rulings, not only here, but throughout Canada. Again, in closing, I encourage Members of this Assembly, members of the public service and northern constituents to read and understand this report because there are important issues to be learned for those who now serve and for many who will in the future have the intention to serve the public and, over the course of the next few days, I will have more to say on this matter. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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