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There's no scandal here, says Chretien in reference to four of his cabinet ministers flying Air Irving and being wined and dined by the rich and influential.

"You know, we have the right to accept hospitality," the prime minister said.

Later in the House of Commons, Chretien explained that besides being entitled to accept invitations, members of government can have anything they're unclear on vetted by the federal ethics counsellor, Howard Wilson.

"Everybody did what they have to do. They went to the ethics counsellor to explain that... there is a process. There was none before, now there is a process," Chretien told reporters.