O'Donnell, Sarah (Public Participant, Edmonton Journal)
Research - Conflicts of Interest Act review (2012-13)
Public availability of reports ... CR67
Odsen, Brad, QC (General Counsel and Registrar, Lobbyists Act, Office of the Ethics Commissioner)
Business enterprises - Ministers/Leader of the Official Opposition
Management trusts, recommendation to allow establishment but not participation in discussion or vote ... CR97
Code of conduct for Members of Parliament
General remarks ... CR141
Code of conduct for Members of the Legislative Assembly
Comparison with other jurisdictions ... CR81 Lack of explicit code ... CR37
Committee on Legislative Offices, Standing
Appeal of Ethics Commissioner's decisions to ... CR25
Conflict of interest - Apparent conflicts
General remarks ... CR34-35, 38 Recommendation not to include in COI Act, motion on (Fenske: withdrawn) ... CR103-4
Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner (federal)
Conflict of Interest Commissioner - British Columbia
Investigations/inquiries, use of special commissioners ... CR40
Conflict-of-interest legislation
Conflicts of Interest Act (Alberta)
Public policy purpose ... CR80 Scope of application ... CR81, 83 Title of act ... CR83
Conflicts of Interest Act (Alberta) - Enforcement
Administrative fines/sanctions imposed by Ethics Commissioner ... CR212 Administrative fines/sanctions imposed by Ethics Commissioner, recommendation of no change to COI Act, motion on (Young: carried) ... CR213 Sanctions ... CR138
Conflicts of Interest Act review (2012-13) - Input
Stakeholder list ... CR10
Conflicts of Interest Act review (2012-13) - Report
Constituencies
Members' activities, COI Act provisions ... CR109
Dept. of Justice and Solicitor General
Presentation to committee, questions and comments ... CR22-26
Disaster recovery program
Members' income from, disclosure requirements ... CR122
Edmonton-Riverview (constituency)
Former member's recusal from discussion re private interest ... CR85-86
Elections Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act
Interaction with COI Act ... CR111 Time limitation provisions ... CR129
Employment - Former deputy ministers/senior officials
Cooling-off period, recommendation to include in COI Act, motion on (Notley: carried) ... CR172
Employment - Former ministers
Cooling-off period, Ethics Commissioner exemptions ... CR164 Cooling-off period, Ethics Commissioner exemptions, comparison with other jurisdictions ... CR164 Cooling-off period, exceptions ... CR22 Cooling-off period, recommendation of no change for ministers to COI Act ... CR163 Cooling-off period, recommendation that it be related to specific employment and ministries, motion on (Dorward: defeated) ... CR162
Employment - Former senior political staff
Cooling-off period, exceptions ... CR22 Cooling-off period, recommendation to extend to 12 months, motion on (Saskiw: defeated) ... CR167 Ethics Commissioner investigations/inquiries, public reporting of ... CR22
Ethics Commissioner
Mandate ... CR34-35 Mandate, separation of advisory and investigative roles (proposed) ... CR61 Members' failure to co-operate with ... CR140 Special Ethics Commissioner, recommendation of no change to COI Act ... CR168 Title ... CR83 Written submission to committee ... CR40
Ethics Commissioner, office of the
Presentation to committee (proposed) ... CR6 Presentation to committee, questions and comments ... CR34-35, 37-40 Presentation to committee, written questions and responses ... CR40 Records retention, motion to increase time to 5 years (COI Act sections 17(a) and 47(2)) (Dorward: carried) ... CR196-97
Ethics Commissioner - Advice to members
Confidentiality, recommendation to make explicit in legislation, motion on (Dorward: carried) ... CR201-2 General remarks ... CR34, 35
Ethics Commissioner - Investigations/inquiries
Appeal/review of decisions, comparison with other jurisdictions ... CR138-39, 142 Appeal/review of decisions, recommendation to mirror federal legislation, motion on (Notley: defeated) ... CR202 Assembly acceptance of findings ... CR152 Completion after term of office expiry ... CR136 Concurrent discussion in Assembly, recommendation to remove prohibition (COI Act, section 24(6)), motion on (Wilson: defeated) ... CR146 Confidentiality ... CR131-32 Confidentiality, discretion re information disclosure ... CR24 Confidentiality, Ethics Commissioner's ability to comment on ... CR132 Confidentiality, recommendation to allow disclosure of certain information (recommendation 19) ... CR209 Confidentiality, recommendation to allow Ethics Commissioner to disclose certain information, motion on (Blakeman: carried) ... CR199 Decisions not to proceed with or to discontinue ... CR25 Definition of investigation/inquiry ... CR124 Fact-finding inquiries, recommendation of no change to COI Act ... CR128 General remarks ... CR24, 25-26 Initiation of ... CR127 Insufficient grounds, remedy for complainant (proposed) ... CR135 Members' commenting on ... CR39 Members' commenting on, Speaker's rulings ... CR39 Out-of-province commissioners used for ... CR39-40 Reports, recommendation for Legislative Assembly to debate and vote on within set time period if breach is found, motion on (Notley: defeated) ... CR225 Reports, time frame for publication ... CR143, 145 Reports re ministers/senior political staff, publication of ... CR22 Requests for investigations, public reporting of ... CR25 Reversal of decision re former Member for Edmonton-Riverview ... CR86 Self-initiated investigations ... CR62, 63, 65 Self-initiated investigations, provisions in COI Act for (proposed) ... CR125 Self-initiated investigations, recommendation not to include, motion on (Dorward: carried) ... CR126-28 Time limitation for initiation ... CR129 Time limitation for initiation, comparison with other legislation ... CR129 Time limitation for initiation (COI Act sections 25(12), 35(6), 32.1(7)), recommendation to increase to 5 years, motion on (Blakeman: carried unanimously) ... CR195-96
Ethics Commissioner - Quebec
Executive Council
Ethics Commissioner investigations/inquiries, public reporting re ... CR22
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Relation to Ethics Commissioner confidentiality ... CR201-2
Gifts and benefits
Acceptance by member, member's spouse/partner, or minor child ... CR111
Government agencies, boards, and commissions
Codes of conduct and ethics, legislative provisions for ... CR193
Information disclosure - Members of the Legislative Assembly
Minister of Finance's report, inclusion of payments by Crown to members ... CR122 Public disclosure statements ... CR119-20 Public disclosure statements, public availability ... CR122 Public disclosure statements, recommendation for public notice that information has been withheld under section 14(7) of the COI Act, motion on (Notley: carried) ... CR120 Public disclosure statements, retention schedule ... CR123
Insurance
Members' income from, disclosure requirements ... CR122
Investments - Ministers/Leader of the Official Opposition
Managed funds, motion to recommend empowerment of Ethics Commissioner to approve (Dorward: carried unanimously) ... CR96
Limitations Act
General remarks ... CR129
Members' Conflict of Interest Act (British Columbia)
Apparent conflicts of interest, legislative provisions for ... CR34-35
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Duties and responsibilities ... CR83
Members of the Legislative Assembly - Political activity
Nonprofit organizations
Gifts and benefits to members ... CR111
Private interest of member, direct associate, or family member
Definition ... CR23, 85-86, 103 Definition, inclusion of furtherance of member's re-election (proposed) ... CR99 Definition, other jurisdictions ... CR85 Improper furtherance of ... CR37-38 Improper furtherance of, definition of "improper" ... CR37-38 Matters of general application, definition, recommendation for no change to COI Act ... CR87 Public disclosure of interest, recommendation of, motion on (Notley: defeated) ... CR102
Public service - Senior officials
Inclusion in COI Act (proposed) ... CR186
Sheldon Chumir Foundation for Ethics in Leadership
Travel on noncommercial aircraft
Conflicts of Interest Act provisions ... CR114 Statistics on flights ... CR114
Treasury Branches
Member borrowing restrictions under COI Act, recommendation to retain provisions, addition of authorization of Ethics Commissioner to provide compensation for cost of loan transfer, motion on (Fenske: carried) ... CR117
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