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.
Chrystia Freeland
· Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance
- Declaration type
- Recusals
- Disclosure date
- August 15, 2023
- Regime
- Conflict of Interest Act
- Description
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In the exercise of my official duties as Minister of Finance, I recused myself on August 3, 2023, from participating in any discussion or decision regarding the Department of Finance’s process to hire a new senior advisor in the Office of the Deputy Minister in order to avoid any appearance of preferential treatment or any opportunity to further the private interest of a family friend, Mr. Manish Srivastava.