Why was it important for the Cons to know the answer other than to cause possible embarrassment if the answer was that he had indeed met with the ethics officer. Apparently inquiries by the ethics office are supposed to be confidential, maybe that's why he didn't answer but if that is the case I think Trudeau could have said. "Such matters are confidential,I'll give you the answer when its over..". or something like that. Otherwise it was just another pathetic example of partisan politics leading to an outcome that has no possible importance to the general public; remember this is about taking an unauthorised helicopter ride from the Agha Khan during a christmas vacation... haven't the tories managed to find anything of importance to criticise the gov. over since then?