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.
Randy Boissonnault · Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance
Declaration type
Recusals
Disclosure date
May 1, 2023
Regime
Conflict of Interest Act

Description
On April 18, 2023, in the exercise of my official duties, I recused myself from the discussions and decision concerning the appointment process of Thomas Anthony Ruth as a director of the Canada Post Corporation Board of Directors in order to avoid any appearance of preferential treatment or any opportunity to improperly further the private interest of a former client