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.
David Duggins
· Temporary Member
- Declaration type
- Recusals
- Disclosure date
- December 2, 2025
- Regime
- Conflict of Interest Act
- Description
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In the exercise of my official duties as Temporary Member of the Veterans Review and Appeal Board, I recused myself on November 27, 2025 from a discussion or decision regarding the outcome of a case in order to avoid the appearance of preferential treatment or an opportunity to improperly further the private interests of another individual.
The name of the individual should not be disclosed pursuant to subparagraph 51(2)(b)(vi) of the Conflict of Interest Act which reads as follows:
51 (2) If a public office holder has recused himself or herself in respect of a matter and a public declaration is made in respect of that recusal under subsection 25(1) or section 30,
(b) no publication of the declaration shall include any detail that could reveal, directly or indirectly, any of the following:
(vi) information that could reasonably be expected to cause injury to the privacy interests of an individual.