Public Declaration of Travel
As required under the Conflict of Interest Act
Statutory requirement(s):
12. No minister of the Crown, minister of state or parliamentary secretary, no member of his or her family and no ministerial adviser or ministerial staff shall accept travel on non-commercial chartered or private aircraft for any purpose unless required in his or her capacity as a public office holder or in exceptional circumstances or with the prior approval of the Commissioner.
25. (6) If travel has been accepted in accordance with section 12, from any source, the minister of the Crown, minister of state or parliamentary secretary concerned shall, within 30 days after the acceptance, make a public declaration that provides sufficient detail to identify the source and the circumstances under which the travel was accepted.
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.
Chrystia Freeland
· Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Declaration type
- Travel
- Disclosure date
- April 15, 2019
- Regime
- Conflict of Interest Act
- Description
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Travel on a non-commercial chartered or private aircraft from: Paris, France
To: Dinard, France
From: 2019-04-05
To: 2019-04-06
Offered by: Government of France
Circumstances: NATO ministerial meetings were held in Washington DC, USA on April 3, and the G7 Foreign Ministers Meeting was held in Dinard, France on April 4. The Government of France arranged plane transportation from Paris to Dinard to allow delegates to arrive in time for the G7 FMM.
I was accompanied by Vincent Garneau, Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Policy, and Alex Lawrence, Director of Communications.
This travel was required in my capacity as a public office holder.