Public Declaration of Travel
As required under the Conflict of Interest Act
Statutory requirement(s):
12. No minister of the Crown, minister of state or parliamentary secretary, no member of his or her family and no ministerial adviser or ministerial staff shall accept travel on non-commercial chartered or private aircraft for any purpose unless required in his or her capacity as a public office holder or in exceptional circumstances or with the prior approval of the Commissioner.
25. (6) If travel has been accepted in accordance with section 12, from any source, the minister of the Crown, minister of state or parliamentary secretary concerned shall, within 30 days after the acceptance, make a public declaration that provides sufficient detail to identify the source and the circumstances under which the travel was accepted.
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.
Karina Gould
· Minister of Families, Children and Social Development
- Declaration type
- Travel
- Disclosure date
- December 9, 2022
- Regime
- Conflict of Interest Act
- Description
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Travel on a non-commercial chartered or private aircraft
The date of the travel
November 17, 2022
Departing flight
From: Iqaluit, Nunavut
To: Igloolik, Nunavut
Return flight
From Igloolik, Nunavut
To: Iqaluit, Nunavut
Circumstances:
Travel to make Child Care fee reduction announcement with the Nunavut Minister of Education. There was no commercial option available. Charter flight was at the invitation and paid for by the Government of Nunavut.
Members of ministerial staff in attendance:
Margaret Jaques, Senior Communications Advisor
Samantha Smitiuch, Director of Operations