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.
Mona Fortier · Minister of Middle Class Prosperity and Associate Minister of Finance
OCIEC Translation
Declaration type
Recusals
Disclosure date
October 6, 2020
Regime
Conflict of Interest Act

Description
On August 13, 2020, I made the decision of recusing myself from discussions and decisions concerning the appointment of the Taxpayers' Ombudsman in order to avoid any opportunity to further the private interest of my friend.