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.
Ya'ara Saks
· Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health
- Declaration type
- Recusals
- Disclosure date
- February 21, 2025
- Regime
- Conflict of Interest Act
- Description
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In the exercise of my official duties as Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, I recused myself on December 16, 2024 from a discussion or decision regarding an appointment process to the Board of Directors of the Canadian Commercial Corporation in order to avoid any conflict of interest between my official functions and the private interest of my friend, Julian Ovens.