Mon témoignage d'aujourd'hui va s'articuler autour de trois recommandations principales. Premièrement, il faut modifier la Loi sur les conflits d'intérêts afin de codifier certaines dispositions des lignes directrices exposées dans le document Un gouvernement responsable: Guide du ministre et du ministre d'État.
There are three issues I would like to address in my testimony today: first, the need to amend the Conflict of Interest Act to codify certain provisions of the guidelines included in the document “Accountable Government: A Guide for Ministers and Ministers of State”; second, the need for changes to sanctions available to the Conflict of Interest Commissioner; and third, the need to set clear timelines for compliance with specific provisions of the act, and to make public notification when office holders have failed to meet those deadlines.