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.
Mandy Gull-Masty · Minister of Indigenous Services
Declaration type
Recusals
Disclosure date
2026-07-07
Regime
Conflict of Interest Act

Description
In the exercise of my official duties as Minister of Indigenous Services, I recused myself on May 26th, 2026, from a discussion or decision regarding the re-appointment of Robert Kanatewat to the Cree-Naskapi Commission in order to avoid any conflict of interest between my official functions and the private interest of Robert Kanatewat with whom I hold a pre-existing relationship.