actively promote high standards across this house. across this house. i would like to thank my honourable friend for the wonder who is the committee chair and all the other committee members who contributed to this thorough investigation. mr speaker, since 1695 there have been rules on paid advocacy in motion passed on the 2nd of may 1695 and a quote said the offer of any money or any advantage to any member of parliament for the promotion of any matter whatsoever in parliament is a high crime and misdemeanour. and mr speaker, if today at the amendment passes or if the motion falls entirely, it sends the motion falls entirely, it sends the message that when we do not like the message that when we do not like the rules, wejust break the message that when we do not like the rules, we just break the the message that when we do not like the rules, wejust break the rules. when someone breaks the rules, we just change the rules. to paraphrase the deputy leader of the labour party who said that better than me earlier today, party who said that better than me earliertoday, it party who said that better than me earlier today, it turns the clock back to before 1695. mr speaker,