Carney’s ethics filing details Brookfield conflict of interest screen
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The disclosure states that Carney and the commissioner have agreed to a conflict of interest screen "aimed at preventing any opportunity" to further Carney's interests.
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s chief of staff and the country’s top public servant will be responsible for maintaining an ethics screen preventing him from making decisions that benefit his former employer, says a disclosure issued by the office of the ethics commissioner on Friday.
The disclosure states that Carney and the commissioner have agreed to a conflict of interest screen “aimed at preventing any opportunity” to further Carney’s interests “or to improperly further those of Brookfield Asset Management, Brookfield Corporation, and Stripe Inc., and any company owned or controlled by them.”
Carney worked for Brookfield Asset Management before he decided to run for the Liberal leadership in January.
The screen is administered by Marc-André Blanchard, Carney’s chief of staff, and Privy Council Clerk Michael Sabia. They’re tasked with ensuring Carney is not made aware of and does not participate in “any official matters or decision-making processes involving” Brookfield and Stripe, the disclosure said.
“This screen will prevent me from giving preferential treatment to any of the companies while I exercise my official powers, duties, and functions as a reporting public office holder,” Carney said in the disclosure.
It also notes he can take part in discussions or decisions that affect the companies if they are “a member of a broad class of persons.”
Former prime minister Justin Trudeau also had a conflict of interest screen in place while he was in office, as did several members of his cabinet.
When Carney was sworn in as prime minister in March, he was required to file information about his assets and potential conflicts of interest with the commissioner’s office.
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