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.
Filomena Tassi
· Minister for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
- Declaration type
- Recusals
- Disclosure date
- October 30, 2023
- Regime
- Conflict of Interest Act
- Description
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On October 3, 2023, in the exercise of my official duties, I recused myself from all discussions and decisions regarding the appointment of Filomena Frisina as Trustee for the National Gallery of Canada, in order to avoid the possibility of furthering the private interest of my friend.