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.
Soraya Martinez Ferrada
· Minister of Tourism and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec
- Declaration type
- Recusals
- Disclosure date
- June 10, 2024
- Regime
- Conflict of Interest Act
- Description
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On May 22, 2024, in the exercise of my official duties, I recused myself from any discussion or decision regarding the appointment of my friend Marc Beaudet to the Board of Directors of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, in order to prevent any opportunity to further his private interest.