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Eyes on the ball: political staff in ministers’ offices face stricter conflict of interest rules than those working for MPs

  • Political staff, whether employed by Members of the House of Commons in their Hill or constituency offices or by ministers in their ministerial offices,
Opinion | BY MARIO DION | August 3, 2022
RCMP security detail and ministers’ staff attend a media availability in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on Jan. 19, 2022. Ministerial staff are subject to virtually the same rules as their bosses, as they may be privy to confidential information about government policies and programs, writes Conflict of Interest Commissioner Mario Dion. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Eyes on the ball: political staff in ministers’ offices face stricter conflict of interest rules than those working for MPs

Opinion | BY MARIO DION | August 3, 2022
  • Political staff, whether employed by Members of the House of Commons in their Hill or constituency offices or by ministers in their ministerial offices,

Eyes on the ball: political staff in ministers’ offices face stricter conflict of interest rules than those working for MPs

Opinion | BY MARIO DION | August 3, 2022
  • Political staff, whether employed by Members of the House of Commons in their Hill or constituency offices or by ministers in their ministerial offices,
RCMP security detail and ministers’ staff attend a media availability in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on Jan. 19, 2022. Ministerial staff are subject to virtually the same rules as their bosses, as they may be privy to confidential information about government policies and programs, writes Conflict of Interest Commissioner Mario Dion. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Spend time on ethics prep to save time handling pitfalls

  • Prevention is the major focus of the regimes that I administer as the federal Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, but they also contain
Opinion | BY MARIO DION | January 19, 2022
Complying with the Conflict of Interest Act is not about avoiding penalties, but about doing the right thing, and Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion writes that he firmly believes the vast majority of regulatees are honest people who want to follow the rules. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Spend time on ethics prep to save time handling pitfalls

Opinion | BY MARIO DION | January 19, 2022
  • Prevention is the major focus of the regimes that I administer as the federal Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, but they also contain

Spend time on ethics prep to save time handling pitfalls

Opinion | BY MARIO DION | January 19, 2022
  • Prevention is the major focus of the regimes that I administer as the federal Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, but they also contain
Complying with the Conflict of Interest Act is not about avoiding penalties, but about doing the right thing, and Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion writes that he firmly believes the vast majority of regulatees are honest people who want to follow the rules. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Thinking of changing jobs? Here are a few words of advice

  • People often change jobs. It allows them to develop their skills, face new challenges, and create opportunities. Under the Conflict of Interest Act, changing
Opinion | BY MARIO DION | January 20, 2021
As any regulatee begins to think about a career change, be it by making informal inquiries or being approached with a cold call, consideration for their obligations under the act must be front and centre, writes Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion. Pexels photograph by Anna Shvets

Thinking of changing jobs? Here are a few words of advice

Opinion | BY MARIO DION | January 20, 2021
  • People often change jobs. It allows them to develop their skills, face new challenges, and create opportunities. Under the Conflict of Interest Act, changing

Thinking of changing jobs? Here are a few words of advice

Opinion | BY MARIO DION | January 20, 2021
  • People often change jobs. It allows them to develop their skills, face new challenges, and create opportunities. Under the Conflict of Interest Act, changing
As any regulatee begins to think about a career change, be it by making informal inquiries or being approached with a cold call, consideration for their obligations under the act must be front and centre, writes Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion. Pexels photograph by Anna Shvets

Public officials are expected to always act in the public interest

  • Earlier this month, marked two years since I was appointed as Canada’s second conflict of interest and ethics commissioner, responsible for a number of
Opinion | BY MARIO DION | January 20, 2020
Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion, pictured during a 2017 interview with The Hill Times. Now two years into his mandate, Mr. Dion says his office will continue to use new technologies to better educate elected officials and the public on ethical conduct. 'One of the best tools our Office currently uses to demonstrate transparency is our public registry,' says Mr. Mario Dion. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Public officials are expected to always act in the public interest

Opinion | BY MARIO DION | January 20, 2020
  • Earlier this month, marked two years since I was appointed as Canada’s second conflict of interest and ethics commissioner, responsible for a number of

Public officials are expected to always act in the public interest

Opinion | BY MARIO DION | January 20, 2020
  • Earlier this month, marked two years since I was appointed as Canada’s second conflict of interest and ethics commissioner, responsible for a number of
Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion, pictured during a 2017 interview with The Hill Times. Now two years into his mandate, Mr. Dion says his office will continue to use new technologies to better educate elected officials and the public on ethical conduct. 'One of the best tools our Office currently uses to demonstrate transparency is our public registry,' says Mr. Mario Dion. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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