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{
"time": "2025-11-05 16:45:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Michael Barrett",
"fr": "Michael Barrett"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"9019165\" data-originallang=\"en\"> When public office holders are screened from being involved in discussions or making decisions on matters that put them in a conflict that could benefit their own financial interests, should there be public reporting that this has occurred, so there is visibility for the sake of public confidence that the system is working? The concept of it sounds fine, but the public doesn't have visibility on whether and when it's used. It might strain most people's trust if they hear that it's going to be employees or appointees of that public office holder who are protecting them from that involvement and the decisions. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9019166\" data-originallang=\"en\">The current <a data-HoCid=\"314774\" href=\"/politicians/mark-carney/\" title=\"Mark Carney\">Prime Minister</a> is the example I will use. He has extensive holdings in a company that's invested in transportation, infrastructure, military and power generation\u2014all things that certainly the head of government would touch on in that role.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9019167\" data-originallang=\"en\">Do you think there should be public reporting when the screen is used?</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"9019165\" data-originallang=\"en\">Lorsqu'on emp\u00eache des titulaires de charge publique de participer \u00e0 des discussions ou de prendre des d\u00e9cisions sur des questions qui les placent en situation de conflit d'int\u00e9r\u00eats parce que leurs propres int\u00e9r\u00eats financiers pourraient en b\u00e9n\u00e9ficier, devrait\u2011il y avoir une divulgation publique, afin de garantir la visibilit\u00e9 n\u00e9cessaire pour assurer la confiance du public dans le fonctionnement du syst\u00e8me? L'id\u00e9e semble bonne, mais le public ne sait pas si et quand elle est utilis\u00e9e. La plupart des gens pourraient perdre confiance s'ils apprenaient que ce sont des employ\u00e9s de ce titulaire de charge publique ou des personnes qu'il a nomm\u00e9es qui les prot\u00e8gent de cette participation \u00e0 ce genre de d\u00e9cisions.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9019166\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je vais prendre l'exemple du <a data-HoCid=\"314774\" href=\"/politicians/mark-carney/\" title=\"Mark Carney\">premier ministre</a> actuel. Il d\u00e9tient de vastes actifs dans une entreprise qui investit dans le transport, l'infrastructure, l'arm\u00e9e et la production d'\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 \u2014 toutes des choses que le chef du gouvernement abordera certainement dans le cadre de ses fonctions.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9019167\" data-originallang=\"en\">Pensez-vous qu'il devrait y avoir divulgation publique lorsque le filtre anti-conflits d'int\u00e9r\u00eats est appliqu\u00e9?</p>"
},
"url": "/committees/ethics/45-1/14/michael-barrett-3/",
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"source_id": "13224071",
"document_url": "/committees/ethics/45-1/14/",
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