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.
Dominic LeBlanc
· Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs and minister of Finance
- Declaration type
- Recusals
- Disclosure date
- 2024-05-31
- Regime
- Conflict of Interest Act
- Description
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On May 22, 2024, in the exercise of my official duties, I recused myself from any discussion or decision relating to the appointment of Mr. Paul Genest as Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the National Gallery of Canada in order to avoid any opportunity to further the private interest of my friend.