Summary of Issues and Recommendations (numbered recommendations from public input)
Below is a list of the issues as numbered in the research document and as cited during committee deliberations.
1-2. Title of act and commissioner
See Conflicts of Interest Act (Alberta): Title of act,
Ethics Commissioner: Title
3-6. Mandate and scope of act
See Conflicts of Interest Act (Alberta): Scope of application
7-9. Definition of private interest
See Private interest of member, direct associate, or family member
10-11. Definition of private interests, matters of general application
See Private interest of member, direct associate, or family member: Matters of general application, definition, recommendation for no change to Conflicts of Interest Act
12-13. Definition of adult interdependent partner
See Adult interdependent partner: Definition under Conflicts of Interest Act, recommendation to include in definition of "spouse"
14-16. Definitions of Crown and provincial agencies
See Crown,
Government agencies, boards, and commissions
17. Definition of improper
See Private interest of member, direct associate, or family member: Improper furtherance of, definition of "improper"
18-20. Definition of persons directly associated with a member
See Private interest of member, direct associate, or family member: Direct association, definition under Conflicts of Interest Act
21-24. Investment and business management
See Investments - Members of the Legislative Assembly,
Investments - Ministers/Leader of the Official Opposition
25-27. Furthering private interests
See Private interest of member, direct associate, or family member
28-33. Decisions furthering private interests, discussion and voting privileges
See Private interest of member, direct associate, or family member: Members' participation in related votes,
Private interest of member, direct associate, or family member: Members' permission to declare an interest and participate in discussion
34. Apparent conflicts of interest, recommendation not to include in act
See Conflict of interest - Apparent conflicts: Recommendation not to include in Conflicts of Interest Act, motion on (Fenske: carried)
34-37. Apparent conflicts of interest
See Conflict of interest - Apparent conflicts: Recommendation not to include in Conflicts of Interest Act, motion on (Fenske: withdrawn)
35. Apparent conflicts of interest, concept already existing in act
See Conflict of interest - Apparent conflicts: Recommendation not to include in Conflicts of Interest Act because mechanisms for apparent conflicts already exist in act, motion on (Fenske: carried)
36. Apparent conflicts of interest, subjectivity of "apparent"
See Conflict of interest - Apparent conflicts: Recommendation not to include in Conflicts of Interest Act because of subjectivity of term "apparent," motion on (Fenske: carried)
37. Apparent conflicts of interest, provision for public disclosure if included in act
See Conflict of interest - Apparent conflicts: Provision for public disclosure if apparent conflicts included in Conflicts of Interest Act, recommendation of no change to Conflicts of Interest Act, motion on (Fenske: carried)
38. Adult and minor children
See Private interest of member, direct associate, or family member
39. Constituency matters
See Constituencies
40. Disqualifying offices
See Employment - Members of the Legislative Assembly: Disqualifying offices, Conflicts of Interest Act schedule (agreed)
41-50. Gifts and benefits
See Gifts and benefits
51-54. Travel on noncommercial aircraft
See Travel on noncommercial aircraft
55. Scope of relationships with the Crown
See Crown: Scope of member relationships under Conflicts of Interest Act
56-59. Restrictions on contracts with the Crown, ATB Financial
See Treasury Branches
60. Private disclosure statements
See Information disclosure - Members of the Legislative Assembly: Private disclosure statements
61-67. Public disclosure statements
See Information disclosure - Members of the Legislative Assembly
68. Returns related to persons directly associated
See Information disclosure - Members of the Legislative Assembly: Direct associates' returns, recommendation to remove requirement for former members (agreed)
69. Minister of Finance's report
See Information disclosure - Members of the Legislative Assembly: Minister of Finance's report
70-72. Availability of public disclosure statements
See Information disclosure - Members of the Legislative Assembly: Public disclosure statements
73-74. Public disclosure statements, retention schedule
See Information disclosure - Members of the Legislative Assembly: Public disclosure statements, retention schedule
75. Private disclosure statements, reimbursement for cost of
See Information disclosure - Members of the Legislative Assembly: Private disclosure statements, reimbursement for preparation costs
76-77. Employment and investment restrictions on ministers and Leader of the Official Opposition
See Employment - Ministers/Leader of the Official Opposition
78. Ethics Commissioner powers of investigation
See Ethics Commissioner - Investigations/inquiries
79-80. Ethics Commissioner initiation of investigations
See Ethics Commissioner - Investigations/inquiries: Initiation of
81-82. Ethics Commissioner initiation of investigations based on anonymous tips
See Ethics Commissioner - Investigations/inquiries: Anonymous complaints
83. Ethics Commissioner fact-finding inquiries
See Ethics Commissioner - Investigations/inquiries: Fact-finding inquiries (proposed)
84-86. Ethics Commissioner ability to compel production of documents and attendance of witnesses
See Ethics Commissioner - Investigations/inquiries: Ability to compel production of documents, attendance of witnesses
87. Ethics Commissioner investigations/inquiries, reporting to person to whom allegation was made
See Ethics Commissioner - Investigations/inquiries: Preliminary report to subject of inquiry, recommendation to amend subsection 25(8) of Conflicts of Interest Act ("may" changed to "shall")
88. Ethics Commissioner investigations/inquiries, time limit for commencing
See Ethics Commissioner - Investigations/inquiries: Time limitation for initiation
89-97. Ethics Commissioner investigations/inquiries, confidentiality
See Ethics Commissioner - Investigations/inquiries: Confidentiality
98. Review of section 27(1), inclusion of political staff in investigation report findings
See Ethics Commissioner - Investigations/inquiries: Reporting of findings for political staff members (proposed)
99. Insufficient grounds for investigation, remedy for complainant
See Ethics Commissioner - Investigations/inquiries: Insufficient grounds, remedy for complainant (proposed)
100. Status of investigations if Ethics Commissioner's term expires
See Ethics Commissioner - Investigations/inquiries: Completion after term of office expiry
101. Ethics Commissioner's advice, confidentiality
See Ethics Commissioner - Advice to members
102-103. Compliance and enforcement
See Conflicts of Interest Act (Alberta): Compliance and enforcement
104-106. Administrative fines
See Conflicts of Interest Act (Alberta): Administrative fines
107. Failing to co-operate with Ethics Commissioner
See Ethics Commissioner: Members' failure to co-operate with
108-109. Ethics Commissioner decisions, appeal and review mechanisms
See Ethics Commissioner - Investigations/inquiries: Appeal/review of decisions
110. Ethics Commissioner investigation reports
See Ethics Commissioner - Investigations/inquiries: Concurrent discussion in Assembly, recommendation to remove prohibition (Conflicts of Interest Act, section 24(6)), motion on (Wilson: defeated)
111. Annual report
See Ethics Commissioner: Annual report to Speaker, recommendation of no change to Conflicts of Interest Act
112. Acceptance of findings by Legislative Assembly
See Ethics Commissioner - Investigations/inquiries: Assembly acceptance of findings
113. Records management
See Ethics Commissioner, office of the: Records retention
114-116. Postemployment restrictions, government employment, former ministers
See Employment - Former ministers: Cooling-off period
117-121. Postemployment restrictions, Ethics Commissioner, ability to grant exemptions
See Employment - Former ministers
122-124. Significant official dealings, definition and use of term with respect to ministers
See Employment - Former ministers: Definition of "significant official dealings" (Conflicts of Interest Act, section 31(1))
125. Former political staff member, definition
See Employment - Former senior political staff
126-128. Former political staff members cooling-off period
See Employment - Former senior political staff
129-130. Senior officials
See Employment - Former deputy ministers/senior officials
131. Ethics Commissioner, criteria for appointment
See Ethics Commissioner: Appointment criteria
132. Special Ethics Commissioner
See Ethics Commissioner: Special Ethics Commissioner, recommendation of no change to Conflicts of Interest Act
133. Ethics adviser (proposed)
See Ethics Commissioner - Advice to members: Separation of role not recommended (agreed)
134-136. Senior officials, financial disclosure provisions
See Information disclosure - Deputy ministers/senior officials
137. Senior officials of major provincial agencies
See Information disclosure - Deputy ministers/senior officials: Inclusion of heads of major agencies
138-139. "Senior official" designation
See Public service - Senior officials: Definition (order in council)
140. Members as agency board members
See Alberta Public Agencies Governance Act: Amendment to include reference to members' service on boards (proposed)