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
· Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard
- Declaration type
- Recusals
- Disclosure date
- July 11, 2016
- Regime
- Conflict of Interest Act
- Description
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I recused myself from responding or taking any action in relation to a letter dated June 28, 2016 from the Collaboration for Atlantic Salmon Tomorrow (CAST) that was caught by the conflict of interest screen implemented within my office to ensure my compliance with the Act. The letter and any other communication, discussion and/or decision related to this matter will be delegated to the Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Oceans. I did so in order to avoid the opportunity to give preferential treatment to CAST and/or improperly further their interest.