Rempel, Jody (Committee Clerk)
Conflicts of Interest Act review (2012-13)
Draft documents, public availability of ... CR68
Conflicts of Interest Act review (2012-13) - Input - Oral presentations
Stakeholder invitations ... CR48-49
Conflicts of Interest Act review (2012-13) - Report
Committee deliberation ... CR215
Research - Conflicts of Interest Act review (2012-13)
Public availability of reports, motion on (Dorward: carried unanimously) ... CR68-69
Summary of Issues and Recommendations (research report)
Posting on public website ... CR80
Resler, Glen (Chief Administrative Officer, Office of the Ethics Commissioner)
Adult interdependent partner
Definition under COI Act, recommendation to include in definition of "spouse" ... CR87
Agency Governance Secretariat
Alberta Energy Regulator
Board's relationship with Ethics Commissioner ... CR36
Alberta Health Services (authority)
Addition to COI Act schedule of disqualifying offices (proposed) ... CR169
Alberta Public Agencies Governance Act
Amendment to include members' service on boards (proposed) ... CR175 Proclamation ... CR36 Scope of application ... CR189
Business enterprises - Ministers/Leader of the Official Opposition
Management trusts, recommendation to allow establishment but not participation in discussion or vote ... CR96-97
Code of Conduct and Ethics for the Public Service of Alberta
General remarks ... CR188
Conflict of Interest Act (Canada)
Definition of family member ... CR94
Conflicts of Interest Act (Alberta)
Scope of application ... CR82
Conflicts of Interest Act (Alberta) - Enforcement
Administrative fines ... CR140 Administrative fines/sanctions imposed by Ethics Commissioner, recommendation of no change to COI Act, motion on (Young: carried) ... CR213
Conflicts of Interest Act review (2012-13) - Input
Stakeholder list ... CR10
Conflicts of Interest Act review (2012-13) - Report
Dept. of Justice and Solicitor General
Presentation to committee, questions and comments ... CR24-25
Employment - Former deputy ministers/senior officials
Cooling-off period ... CR34, 90-91, 171-72 Cooling-off period, committee recommendations ... CR215 Cooling-off period, legislation on ... CR91 Cooling-off period, recommendation to include in COI Act, motion on (Notley: carried) ... CR172
Employment - Former ministers
Cooling-off period ... CR34, 90-91 Cooling-off period, comparison with other jurisdictions ... CR156, 163 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) ... CR159, 161-62, 163
Employment - Former senior political staff
Cooling-off period, 6-month ban on contracts/benefits with government departments and provincial agencies ... CR34 Cooling-off period, recommendation to extend to 12 months, motion on (Saskiw: defeated) ... CR167
Employment - Members of the Legislative Assembly
Disqualifying offices, COI Act schedule (agreed) ... CR169
Ethics Commissioner, office of the
Annual reports ... CR27, 34 Presentation to committee, questions and comments ... CR34, 36 Records retention ... CR156 Records retention, motion to increase time to 5 years (COI Act sections 17(a) and 47(2)) (Dorward: carried) ... CR197-98
Ethics Commissioner - Advice to members
Confidentiality, recommendation to make explicit in legislation ... CR201 General remarks ... CR34
Ethics Commissioner - Investigations/inquiries
Appeal/review of decisions, recommendation to mirror federal legislation, motion on (Notley: defeated) ... CR204 Assembly acceptance of findings ... CR152 Confidentiality, recommendation to allow disclosure to the Speaker ... CR199-200 Confidentiality, recommendation to allow disclosure to the Speaker, motion on (L. Johnson: carried) ... CR200 Confidentiality, recommendation to allow Ethics Commissioner to disclose certain information, motion on (Blakeman: carried) ... CR198 Decisions not to proceed with or to discontinue ... CR25 General remarks ... CR24, 25, 27 Investigation summary reports ... CR34 Reports, recommendation of time frame, motion on (COI Act, section 25(7)) (Wilson: defeated) ... CR151 Reports, time frame for publication ... CR144 Requests for investigations, frivolous complaints ... CR82 Requests for investigations, public reporting of ... CR25 Self-initiated investigations ... CR62, 65 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
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Relation to Ethics Commissioner confidentiality ... CR201
Government agencies, boards, and commissions
Codes of conduct and ethics ... CR36, 88-89, 189 Codes of conduct and ethics, legislative provisions for ... CR36, 188-89, 193 Codes of conduct and ethics, standards for ... CR88-89 Definition of agency under COI Act ... CR88, 90 Delegated administrative organizations ... CR185
Information disclosure - Deputy ministers/senior officials
Conflicts of interest disclosure requirements ... CR187 Financial information filing requirements ... CR187 Fowler memo recommendations, recommendation to adopt ... CR169 Fowler memo recommendations, recommendation to adopt, motion on (Notley: carried unanimously) ... CR169, 170, 171
Investments - Ministers/Leader of the Official Opposition
Blind trusts ... CR95 Managed funds ... CR95 Managed funds, motion to recommend empowerment of Ethics Commissioner to approve (Dorward: carried unanimously) ... CR95-96
Political staff members, senior
Inclusion in draft stakeholder list (proposed) ... CR10
Private interest of member, direct associate, or family member
Definition ... CR86 Definition, inclusion of furtherance of member's re-election (proposed) ... CR100 Direct association, definition under COI Act ... CR94 Public disclosure of interest, recommendation of, motion on (Notley: defeated) ... CR102-3
Public service - Senior officials
Definition (order in council) ... CR90-91, 193 Definition (order in council), no change to COI Act recommended ... CR173-74
Public Service Commissioner
Code of conduct ... CR187-88 Inclusion in draft stakeholder list (proposed) ... CR10
Sheldon Chumir Foundation for Ethics in Leadership
Presentation to committee ... CR62, 65
Speaker
Receipt of Ethics Commissioner reports ... CR24
Reynolds, Robert H., QC (Law Clerk/Director of Interparliamentary Relations)
Conflicts of Interest Act (Alberta) - Enforcement
Administrative fines/sanctions imposed by Ethics Commissioner ... CR212 Prosecution under act ... CR42-43 Sanctions ... CR42-43
Conflicts of Interest Act review (2012-13)
Deliberation procedure, items previously decided ... CR109
Conflicts of Interest Act review (2012-13) - Report
Conflicts of Interest Act Review Committee, Select Special
Appointment to committee ... CR74 Chair's closing remarks ... CR227 Proportional representation, point of privilege raised ... CR75
Constituencies
Members' activities, COI Act provisions ... CR109
Dept. of Justice and Solicitor General
Presentation to committee, questions and comments ... CR26
Employment - Former senior political staff
Ethics Commissioner investigations/inquiries, public reporting of ... CR42-43
Ethics Commissioner, office of the
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
Ethics Commissioner - Investigations/inquiries
Appeal/review of decisions, recommendation to mirror federal legislation, motion on (Notley: defeated) ... CR202-3 Concurrent discussion in Assembly, recommendation to remove prohibition (COI Act, section 24(6)), motion on (Wilson: defeated) ... CR148-49 Confidentiality ... CR133 Insufficient grounds, remedy for complainant (proposed) ... CR135 Reports, distribution to members ... CR41 Reports, recommendation for Legislative Assembly to debate and vote on within set time period if breach is found, motion on (Notley: defeated) ... CR224-25 Reports re ministers/senior political staff, publication of ... CR42-43
Executive Council
Ethics Commissioner investigations/inquiries, public reporting re ... CR42-43
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Relation to Ethics Commissioner confidentiality ... CR201-3
Independent members
Appointment to committee, point of order raised ... CR74
Information disclosure - Members of the Legislative Assembly
Public disclosure statements, public availability ... CR122 Public disclosure statements, retention schedule ... CR123
Privilege
Application to Ethics Commissioner ... CR202-3 General remarks ... CR202-3 Procedure in committee ... CR74, 75
Public service - Senior officials
Inclusion in COI Act (proposed) ... CR186
Speaker
Receipt of Ethics Commissioner reports ... CR41
Speaker - Rulings
Appeal mechanisms ... CR203
Robert, Nancy (Research Officer, Legislative Assembly Office)
Code of conduct for Members of the Legislative Assembly
Comparison with other jurisdictions ... CR47, 66
Code of Ethics and Conduct of the Members of the National Assembly (Quebec)
Provisions related to members' conduct ... CR66
Conflict of interest
Members' recusal from debate and vote ... CR46
Conflict of Interest Act (Canada)
Provisions related to members' conduct ... CR66
Conflict of Interest Act (Nova Scotia)
Postemployment restriction provisions ... CR65-66 Prosecution of alleged offences, time limit provisions ... CR194 Provisions related to members' conduct ... CR66
Conflict of Interest Act (Prince Edward Island)
Postemployment restriction provisions ... CR65-66
Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner (Canada)
Appeal/review of decisions ... CR140-41 Limitation periods for investigation/inquiry commencement ... CR194
Conflict of Interest Commissioner - British Columbia
Appeal/review of decisions ... CR140-41 Limitation periods for investigation/inquiry commencement ... CR194
Conflict of Interest Commissioner - Manitoba
Appeal/review of decisions ... CR141 Investigations/inquiries, time limit for commencement of ... CR194
Conflict of Interest Commissioner - New Brunswick
Appeal/review of decisions ... CR140-41 Investigations/inquiries, time limit on commencement of ... CR194
Conflict of Interest Commissioner - Newfoundland and Labrador
Appeal/review of decisions ... CR140-41 Investigations/inquiries, time limit for commencement of ... CR194
Conflict of Interest Commissioner - Nova Scotia
Appeal/review of decisions ... CR141 Investigations/inquiries, time limit for commencement of ... CR194
Conflict of Interest Commissioner - Prince Edward Island
Appeal/review of decisions ... CR140-41 Inquiries/investigations, time limit for commencement of ... CR194
Conflict of Interest Commissioner - Saskatchewan
Investigation/inquiry, time limit for commencement of ... CR194
Conflict of Interest Commissioner - Yukon
Appeal/review of decisions ... CR140-41 Time limitations for investigation/inquiry commencement ... CR194
Conflict-of-interest legislation
Crossjurisdictional survey ... CR45-47, 65-66 Obligations of members under ... CR46 Restrictions on members' voting ... CR46
Conflicts of Interest Act (Alberta) - Enforcement
Prosecution under act ... CR194
Conflicts of Interest Act Review Committee, Select Special
Crown
Scope of member relationships under COI Act ... CR46
Employment - Former ministers
Cooling-off period ... CR46, 47 Cooling-off period, comparison with other jurisdictions ... CR163 Cooling-off period, exceptions ... CR47 Cooling-off period, other jurisdictions ... CR65-66 Cooling-off period, recommendation that it be related to specific employment and ministries, motion on (Dorward: defeated) ... CR163
Ethics Commissioner, office of the
Records retention, comparison with other jurisdictions ... CR194
Ethics Commissioner - Investigations/inquiries
Appeal/review of decisions, comparison with other jurisdictions ... CR140-41 Initiation of ... CR194 Initiation of, comparison with other jurisdictions ... CR46 Time limitation for initiation ... CR194 Time limitation for initiation, comparison with other jurisdictions ... CR194 Time limitation for prosecutions of alleged offences ... CR194
Ethics Commissioner - Quebec
Appeal/review of decisions ... CR140-41 Investigations/inquiries, time limit for commencement of ... CR194
Government agencies, boards, and commissions
Members' relationships with agencies, restrictions on ... CR46
House of Assembly Accountability, Integrity and Administration Act (Newfoundland and Labrador)
Provisions related to members' conduct ... CR66
Influence (on member)
Definition of "friend(s)" ... CR47
Information disclosure - Members of the Legislative Assembly
Online disclosure statements ... CR47
Integrity Act (Northwest Territories)
Investigations/inquiries, time limit for commencement of ... CR194
Integrity Commissioner - Northwest Territories
Appeal/review of decisions ... CR141
Integrity Commissioner - Nunavut
Appeal/review of decisions ... CR140-41 Investigations/inquiries, time limit for commencement of ... CR194 Provisions related to members' conduct ... CR66
Integrity Commissioner - Ontario
Appeal/review provisions ... CR140-41 Investigations/inquiries, time limit for commencement of ... CR194
Investments - Ministers/Leader of the Official Opposition
Conflicts of Interest Act provisions, comparison with other jurisdictions ... CR46
Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Conflict of Interest Act (Manitoba)
Employment cooling-off period provisions ... CR65-66
Members' Conflict of Interest Act (British Columbia)
Postemployment restriction provisions ... CR65-66, 163
Members' Conflict of Interest Act (New Brunswick)
Postemployment restriction provisions ... CR65-66
Members' Conflict of Interest Act (Saskatchewan)
Limitation periods for prosecution of alleged offences ... CR194 Postemployment restriction provisions ... CR65-66
Members' Integrity Act, 1994 (Ontario)
Postemployment restriction provisions ... CR65-66, 163
Private interest of member, direct associate, or family member
Definition ... CR45-46 Definition, inclusion of adult children ... CR46 Direct association, definition under COI Act ... CR46 Improper furtherance of ... CR46-47 Improper furtherance of, definition of "improper" ... CR46-47 Improper furtherance of, definition of "persons directly associated" ... CR46
Senate
Principles governing members' conduct ... CR66
Travel on noncommercial aircraft
Conflicts of Interest Act provisions ... CR46
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