Counselling Duties
The Commissioner is charged with giving his opinion, confidential when necessary, to holders of public office which request his opinion on potential actions as they relate to legislation dealing with ethics. The Commissioner provides confidential advice to public office holders and Members of Parliament about how to comply with the Act and the MP’s Code respectively. The Commissioner is also mandated to provide confidential advice to the Prime Minister, Stephen Harper about conflict of interest and ethics issues.
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