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.
Mélanie Joly
· Minister of Foreign Affairs
OCIEC Translation
- Declaration type
- Travel
- Disclosure date
- 2022-02-17
- Regime
- Conflict of Interest Act
- Description
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Travel on a Ukrainian military helicopter (round trip flight)
From: Kyiv International Airport
To: National Guard of Ukraine Training Centre located in Stare, Ukraine
Date: 2022-01-18
Source: National Guard of Ukraine
Circumstances: Visiting troops participating in the Operation UNIFIER led by Canadian Armed Forces in the company of Lieutenant-Colonel Luc Frédéric Gilbert, Operation UNIFIER Task Force Commander. Meeting with senior representatives of the National Guard of Ukraine, briefing on operations, observing training and discussions with Canadian and Ukrainian military members.
I was accompanied by Chantal Gagnon, Deputy Chief of Staff, and Tania Belisle-Leclerc, Director of Policy.
This travel was required in my capacity as a public office holder.