Solicitor General MacAulay claims in the house what he did was good for Canada.
Niagara Falls, Ontario - Thursday, October 10, 2002 - by: Joe Hueglin
revolt	A Liberal back bench revolt has succeeded. A proposal to have their spouses assets
	listed to avoid conflict of interest has been scrapped.
cabinet ministers	The "entire ethics package, promised in June amid
	an ongoing scandal about government contracts."(1)
	does nothing, however, to increase the accountability of Cabinet Ministers.
parliament	A "Jurisconsult" is to be appointed. Questions of ethical conduct of M.P.s and Senators
	will be reported to Parliament. The outcome of similar investigations over the ethics of
	Cabinet Ministers, however, such as that currently underweigh into Solicitor General
	MacAuley's actions in P.E.I., will not be affected. The Prime Minister alone will receive
	these findings.
private interests	A Liberal M.P. is quoted as saying
	"it would be wrong for Mr. Chrétien to create an
	independent watchdog for MPs but not one for
	Cabinet ministers because backbenchers have the
	least influence in government." (2).
	It is indeed unfortunate, believing this to be so, the pressure backbenchers brought to
	bear was directed at protecting their private interests, rather than that of ensuring
	Cabinet accountability.
	Joe Hueglin
Reference:
1. -	Chretien suggests he will soften reporting requirements for MPs' spouses , Canadian Press October 8, 2002
2. -	Fife, Robert and Dawson, Anne, Chretien bows to backbench on ethics code Spouses not included Wednesday, October 9, 2002, National Post
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