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.
Mark Carney
· Prime Minister of Canada
- Declaration type
- Recusals
- Disclosure date
- December 3, 2025
- Regime
- Conflict of Interest Act
- Description
-
In the exercise of my official duties as Prime Minister of Canada, I recused myself concerning the appointment of Edward M. Iacobucci as Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario in order to avoid any conflict of interest between my official functions and the private interests of my acquaintance.