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.
François-Philippe Champagne
· Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Declaration type
- Travel
- Disclosure date
- 2019-12-19
- Regime
- Conflict of Interest Act
- Description
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Travel on a non-commercial chartered or private aircraft
From: Aswan, Egypt
To: Sharm al-Sheik, Egypt
Date: 2019-12-12
Offered by: Multinational Force and Observers
Circumstances: Travel to visit Canadian Armed Forces members stationed at the Multinational Force and Observers based in the Sinai.
I was accompanied by Adam Austen, Press Secretary and Benjamin Prud'homme, Policy Advisor.
This travel was required in my capacity as a public office holder.