Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson’s 2016-2017 annual report in respect of the Conflict of Interest Act was tabled in Parliament. The report is available online. Call 613-995-0721.
Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson reported on her examination under the Conflict of Interest Act of the conduct of Nigel Wright when he was Chief of Staff to then-Prime Minister Stephen Harper, in relation to a payment that he made to Senator Mike Duffy. The report is available online. Call 613-943-3013.
Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson has released the List of Sponsored Travel 2016, which includes a supplement reflecting changes to the List of Sponsored Travel 2015. It was tabled in the House of Commons. The list is available online. Call 613-943-3013.
Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson released an examination report focussing on the acceptability of gifts under the Conflict of Interest Act. A matter involving Ian Bennett, the former President and Chief Executive Officer of the Royal Canadian Mint, had been referred to her by the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner under section 68 of the Conflict of Interest … Read more
Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson released the List of Sponsored Travel 2015, which reflects travel that Members of the House of Commons took in the 2015 calendar year. It includes a supplement reflecting changes to the List of Sponsored Travel 2014 for declarations that were received after the filing deadline. The List … Read more
Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson reported on her examination under the Conflict of Interest Act of the conduct of former Conservative MP Parm Gill while he was a parliamentary secretary. Gill had sent letters of support to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission at the request of two constituents in relation to applications for broadcasting licences. “I found that, … Read more
Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson reported on her examination of the conduct of Mr. Daniel Kosick, a former policy advisor to the former Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, in relation to his post-employment obligations under the Conflict of Interest Act. “All former public office holders become subject to the Act’s post-employment rules … Read more
Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson launched a new online registry of publicly declarable information under the Conflict of Interest Act for public office holders and the Conflict of Interest Code for Members of the House of Commons. “Our new public registry is designed to make the information it contains easily accessible in … Read more
Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson reported on her examination under the Conflict of Interest Act of the conduct of Diane Finley, while she was Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, relating to her approval of funding for the Markham Centre for Skills and Independence under the Enabling Accessibility Fund, in August … Read more
Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson reported on her examination under the Conflict of Interest Act relating to the conduct of Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.) in connection with a fundraising event held in her name for the benefit of the Saint Boniface Conservative Association. The report is available on the website. … Read more
