Leonard, Sarah (Legal Research Officer, Legislative Assembly Office)
Adult interdependent partner
Definition under COI Act, recommendation to include in definition of "spouse" ... CR87
Alberta Public Agencies Governance Act
Amendment to include members' service on boards (proposed) ... CR175
Business enterprises - Ministers/Leader of the Official Opposition
Management trusts, recommendation to allow establishment but not participation in discussion or vote ... CR96
Child and Youth Advocate
Addition to COI Act schedule of disqualifying offices (proposed) ... CR110
Conflict of interest - Apparent conflicts
General remarks ... CR103
Conflict of Interest Act (Canada)
Definition of family member ... CR94
Conflict-of-interest legislation
Crossjurisdictional survey ... CR66
Conflicts of Interest Act (Alberta)
Scope of application ... CR80 Title of act ... CR78, 204
Conflicts of Interest Act (Alberta) - Enforcement
Administrative fines ... CR140 Administrative fines/sanctions imposed by Ethics Commissioner ... CR211 Sanctions ... CR138
Conflicts of Interest Act review (2012-13) - Report
Crown
Definition under COI Act ... CR87, 169-70, 175, 183 Scope of member relationships under COI Act ... CR115
Elections Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act
Interaction with COI Act ... CR140
Employment - Former deputy ministers/senior officials
Cooling-off period ... CR90
Employment - Former ministers
Cooling-off period ... CR90, 156, 166 Cooling-off period, Ethics Commissioner exemptions ... CR164 Definition of "significant official dealings" (COI Act, section 31(1)) ... CR165
Employment - Former senior political staff
Definition to include former press secretaries ... CR166
Employment - Members of the Legislative Assembly
Disqualifying offices, COI Act schedule (agreed) ... CR110
Employment - Ministers/Leader of the Official Opposition
Conflicts of Interest Act provisions ... CR124
Ethics Commissioner
Annual report to Speaker, recommendation of no change to COI Act ... CR151-52 Appointment criteria ... CR167-68 Members' failure to co-operate with ... CR140 Special Ethics Commissioner, recommendation of no change to COI Act ... CR168 Title ... CR78
Ethics Commissioner, office of the
Ethics Commissioner - Advice to members
Separation of role not recommended (agreed) ... CR168
Ethics Commissioner - Investigations/inquiries
Ability to compel production of documents, attendance of witnesses ... CR128 Anonymous complaints ... CR128 Appeal/review of decisions ... CR202 Appeal/review of decisions, comparison with other jurisdictions ... CR140 Assembly acceptance of findings ... CR152 Completion after term of office expiry ... CR136 Confidentiality ... CR130, 137-38, 198 Confidentiality, discretion re information disclosure ... CR198 Confidentiality, recommendation to allow disclosure of certain information (recommendation 19) ... CR209 Definition of investigation/inquiry ... CR124 Fact-finding inquiries (proposed) ... CR128 Insufficient grounds, remedy for complainant (proposed) ... CR134 Preliminary report to subject of inquiry, recommendation to amend subsection 25(8) of COI Act ("may" changed to "shall") ... CR128 Reporting of findings for political staff members (proposed) ... CR134 Reports, time frame for publication ... CR142 Self-initiated investigations, provisions in COI Act for (proposed) ... CR124-25 Time limitation for initiation ... CR129 Time limitation for initiation, comparison with other jurisdictions, request for research on ... CR129
Financial Administration Act
Scope of application ... CR169
Gifts and benefits
Acceptance by member, member's spouse/partner, or minor child ... CR110
Government agencies, boards, and commissions
Definition of agency under COI Act ... CR87 Definition of agency under Financial Administration Act ... CR183
Information disclosure - Deputy ministers/senior officials
Fowler memo recommendations ... CR168 Fowler memo recommendations, recommendation to adopt, motion on (Notley: carried unanimously) ... CR169-70 Inclusion of heads of major agencies ... CR173
Information disclosure - Members of the Legislative Assembly
Direct associates' returns, recommendation to remove requirement for former members (agreed) ... CR121 Electronic filing of documents (proposed) ... CR118 Minister of Finance's report, inclusion of payments by Crown to members ... CR121 Private disclosure statements, recommendation that Ethics Commissioner prescribe manner of filing ... CR118 Private disclosure statements, reimbursement for preparation costs ... CR123 Public disclosure statements ... CR118-19 Public disclosure statements, public availability ... CR122 Public disclosure statements, retention schedule ... CR122-23
Insurance
Members' income from, disclosure requirements ... CR121
Investments - Ministers/Leader of the Official Opposition
Blind trusts ... CR94-95, 124 Conflicts of Interest Act provisions ... CR124 Managed funds ... CR94-95 Securities holdings, Ethics Commissioner approval of arrangements, technical correction of committee recommendation (section 20) (agreed) ... CR208
Members of the Legislative Assembly - Political activity
Press secretaries
Inclusion in definition of senior political staff ... CR166
Private interest of member, direct associate, or family member
Definition ... CR84, 97, 103 Direct association, definition under COI Act ... CR92 Direct association, recommendation to include term "relatives" in COI Act, motion on (Notley: defeated) ... CR94 Improper furtherance of ... CR66 Improper furtherance of, definition of "improper" under COI Act ... CR91 Improper furtherance of, definition of "persons directly associated" ... CR178 Matters of general application, definition, recommendation for no change to COI Act ... CR86 Members' participation in related votes, recommendation of no change to COI Act ... CR211
Public Inquiries Act
Compulsion of witnesses and production of documents under ... CR140 General remarks ... CR140
Public service - Senior officials
Definition (order in council) ... CR173 Definition (order in council), no change to COI Act recommended ... CR173
Summary of Issues and Recommendations (research report)
Travel on noncommercial aircraft
Conflicts of Interest Act provisions ... CR112
Treasury Branches
Member borrowing restrictions under COI Act, recommendation on, motion on (Dorward: withdrawn) ... CR115 Member borrowing restrictions under COI Act, recommendation on compensation for loan transfer costs ... CR208
Luan, Jason (PC, Calgary-Hawkwood)
Conflict of interest
Definition ... CR57 Issues in small communities ... CR57
Conflict of interest - Apparent conflicts
Conflict-of-interest legislation
Crossjurisdictional survey ... CR57
Conflicts of Interest Act review (2012-13)
Conflicts of Interest Act review (2012-13) - Input - Oral presentations
Procedure for questioning presenters ... CR17 Stakeholder list ... CR48
Dept. of Justice and Solicitor General
Presentation to committee, questions and comments ... CR23-24
Ethics Commissioner - Investigations/inquiries
Research - Conflicts of Interest Act review (2012-13)
Public availability of reports, motion on (Dorward: carried unanimously) ... CR68-69
University of Manitoba. Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics
Presentation to committee by director Arthur Schafer ... CR57
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