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.
Gudie Hutchings
· Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
- Declaration type
- Recusals
- Disclosure date
- March 6, 2023
- Regime
- Conflict of Interest Act
- Description
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On January 31, 2023, I recused myself from discussions and decisions concerning the appointment of Mr. Dwight Ball to be director of the board of the Canada Development Investment Corporation in order to avoid any opportunity to further the private interest of my friend.