Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am not sure if my understanding of this is that it is a replacement of the Code of Conduct, but it is rather linking the Oath of Office to the Code of Conduct, so we are, as Members, after we swear our Oaths, we will be held accountable to the Code of Conduct. A great deal of discussion was had about how to give the Code of Conduct teeth, more or less actual, enforceable, and tangible results, and that was a discussion that we had in Caucus early on, and we all agreed was important, so the motion was more than aspirational, but actually had some impact on our behavior as Members of this House.
It has been said before; the fact that we are honourable Members of this House is not taken lightly, and we hold each other, and the public certainly holds us to a higher standard, and this ensures that the Code of Conduct we lay out for ourselves is not aspirational but, in fact, has direct, applicable results on our behaviour, and further, gives that Code of Conduct real consequences should it be violated. I do support this motion, and I think the committee came up with a very effective way to meet that objective. I respectfully disagree with the honourable Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes. I think that this is an enhancement, and it does meet that objective of giving teeth to the Code of Conduct, which is something that we, as a Caucus, agreed to do. Thank you.