Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, like other Members of the Assembly, it is hard to decide what to do in this particular type of situation. I know, Mr. Speaker, that the Legislative Assembly Executive Council Act, which is what we are dealing with here, remains silent as to whether or not a Member would be required to step down while a conflict of interest procedure was in effect. This seems to suggest that each issue would be dealt with on its own merits and at that point in time, Members would have to decide whether or not the circumstances require the Member to step down while the investigation goes on. Based on that, at this particular point in time, as a Member, I assume that the Premier, Mr. Morin has been using Cabinet as a sounding board, so to speak, as to whether or not, in fact, he should step down. Based on the statement he made today, I assume that Cabinet supports him in staying in the position he is in, at this point in time. The other points made as to public perception and the overall effectiveness of this government, while the investigation goes on, are taken into consideration as well.
At this point in time, Mr. Speaker, I have no grounds whatsoever to suggest that I should, in fact, support the motion to have the Premier step aside while the investigation goes on. The allegations are there and I do not feel that I should suggest one way or the other whether the allegations are true or not. What we have here is a moral thing, whereby there is no legal requirement for the Premier to step down. The moral obligation may still be there, but that is for him to decide, and therefore, I will not support the motion.