Public Declaration of Agreed Compliance Measures (Section 29)
As required under the Conflict of Interest Act
Statutory requirement(s):
29. Before they are finalized, the Commissioner shall determine the appropriate measures by which a public office holder shall comply with this Act and, in doing so, shall try to achieve agreement with the public office holder.
51. (1) The Commissioner shall maintain a registry consisting of the following documents for examination by the public:
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any other documents that the Commissioner considers appropriate.Additional relevant information:
Excerpt from the 2013-2014 Annual Report:
Conflict of interest screens are generally used if reporting public office holders are in positions where there is a significant possibility that they will be involved in discussions or decision-making that could affect their own private interests or those of a relative or a friend or an organization with which they have been connected. These arrangements can be made during the initial compliance process, during the annual review process or as a result of a material change to a reporting public office holder’s situation.
Dominic LeBlanc
· Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
No Longer Applicable
- Declaration type
- Compliance Measures
- Disclosure date
- January 27, 2016
- Regime
- Conflict of Interest Act
- Description
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In order to prevent a conflict of interest situation from arising and to avoid the perception of preferential treatment, the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner has determined that a conflict of interest screen is necessary to assist with my obligation to abstain from any participation in any matters or decisions, other than those of general application, relating to my friend, Mr. James D. Irving, President and Chief Executive Officer of J.D. Irving Limited, including J.D. Irving Limited its subsidiaries, affiliates, associates, divisions and or any legal form of business in which he or his companies may have a private interest.
Accordingly, a conflict of interest screen has been established and will be administered by my Chief of Staff to ensure that I will abstain from any participation in any discussions or decision-making processes and any communication with government officials in relation to any matter or issue forming part of the subject matter of the conflict of interest screen.
I have undertaken to inform the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner of all matters of which I become aware that relate to or should form part of the subject matter of the conflict of interest screen, in order to prevent a conflict of interest.
In the event that any issue or matter subject to the conflict of interest screen is not caught by that screen and comes before me, I undertake to recuse myself from that issue or matter as required by Section 21 of the Conflict of Interest Act and inform the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner.
The Prime Minister of Canada, the Clerk of the Privy Council Office, the ministerial staff members in my Office and the Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons have been notified accordingly.