Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to just address a couple of issues in the recommendation. It states that the Legislative Assembly has lost confidence in Carol Roberts as the Conflict of Interest Commissioner. I personally cannot say that, Mr. Chairman. There may be areas that other Members have had experiences with and they will comment on that, and have commented on that.

What I was not aware of was we were looking at, in this whole process, the overall competency of the Conflict Commissioner. On pages 30 and 31, there are approximately seven items discussed. I cannot agree with all of these items, Mr. Chairman. It states she has failed to systematically meet with Members since her appointment to review and advise on their affairs. I cannot state that that is correct for me. Therefore, I have to interpret that this is an incorrect statement. That certainly was not the case for me.

She kept no notes of important meetings with Members or other circumstances. I do not know that. I cannot tell you that. I have consulted the Conflict Commissioner and I have been satisfied with what she has provided me.

In terms of engagement, the high standard of engagement with Members, she has engaged me, so I cannot again say I agree with. I feel the question of, is it broken to the degree that it cannot be reasonably rehabilitated? In my case, I do not have to rehabilitate. I do not find that I have a situation, with my respect, that needs to be rehabilitated.

So, Mr. Chairman, to summarize on this one, I am sorry but I cannot support this particular motion. Thank you.