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.
Anita Anand
· Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Declaration type
- Recusals
- Disclosure date
- October 26, 2025
- Regime
- Conflict of Interest Act
- Description
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In the exercise of my official duties, I recused myself from any discussion or decision regarding the appointment of Edward M. Iacobucci as a Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario and Judge ex officio of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, in order to avoid an opportunity to further the private interests of a former colleague.