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.
Dominic LeBlanc · Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities
Declaration type
Recusals
Disclosure date
April 18, 2023
Regime
Conflict of Interest Act

Description
On March 27, 2023, in the exercise of my official duties as Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, I recused myself from participating in all discussions, decision and signature of an OIC walk-around, a process where a memo is signed by enough members of Cabinet to constitute a decision of Cabinet, regarding the appointment of my relative, Ms. Martine Richard, as Interim Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner.