"Responsible government in Canada is only as good and as effective as the people who serve and the respect they have for our democratic values and institutions. And those can only be as strong and vibrant as the standards and expectations we set for them.

There's an implicit trust bond – a compact - between elected officials and the rest of us. When politicians promise one thing and do another that trust is compromised. This reality is no different than the one we live in our work and family lives, and in the course of our relationships."