ETHI Committee Report
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| Proposed Review of the Conflict of Interest Act |
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(h) and the motion adopted on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, your committee has agreed to report the following: (i) that the Conflict of Interest Act, including the conflict of interest rules, disclosure mechanisms and compliance measures set out in it, be reviewed; (ii) that the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics be designated to undertake the review; (iii) that it be an instruction to the Committee to consider, as part of its review, whether the Act should be amended or expanded with a view to enhancing transparency, preventing conflicts of interest, avoiding potential or apparent conflicts of interest, regulating public office holders’ ownership of assets in tax havens, limiting the availability of blind trusts as a compliance measure, extending the Act’s provisions to political party leaders and leadership candidates, and increasing penalties for non-compliance; and (iv) that, at the conclusion of the review, the Committee report its findings and recommendations to the House. |
| A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 3) is tabled. |