Public Declaration of Recusal
As required under the Conflict of Interest Act
Statutory requirement(s):
25. (1) If a reporting public office holder has recused himself or herself to avoid a conflict of interest, the reporting public officeholder shall, within 60 days after the day on which the recusal took place, make a public declaration of the recusal that provides sufficient detail to identify the conflict of interest that was avoided.
51. (1) The Commissioner shall maintain a registry consisting of the following documents for examination by the public:
(a)
public declarations made under section 25.
Arif Virani
· Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
- Declaration type
- Recusals
- Disclosure date
- April 28, 2024
- Regime
- Conflict of Interest Act
- Description
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On March 19, 2024, in the exercise of my official duties, I recused myself from discussions and decisions concerning the re-appointment of Mr. Darren Thorne to be a full-time member of the Immigration and Refugee Board in order to avoid any opportunity to further the private interest of my friend.