Integrity Commissioner J. David Wake has responded to Marit Stiles, Leader for the Official Opposition and MPP for Davenport, on a matter regarding a document she received as part of a freedom of information request.
Ms. Stiles had requested a review of the document in relation to the Commissioner’s inquiry into whether Steve Clark, MPP for Leeds–Grenville–Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes and previously Minister for Municipal Affairs and Housing, had contravened the Members’ Integrity Act,1994.
The Commissioner’s letter to Ms. Stiles is available online.
About the OIC
The Office has seven mandates under five pieces of legislation:
- Members’ Integrity, providing confidential conflict of interest advice to MPPs and conducting inquiries into alleged breaches;
- Ministers’ Staff Ethical Conduct, providing conflict of interest advice and direction to public servants in ministers’ offices;
- Lobbyists Registration, operating Ontario’s lobbyist registry and conducting investigations into potential non-compliance;
- Public Sector Ethics, providing conflict of interest advice and direction to Ethics Executives in ministries and public bodies;
- Disclosure of Wrongdoing, receiving whistleblowing disclosures from current and former members of the Ontario Public Service; and,
- Expenses Review:
- Reviewing the travel, meal and hospitality expenses of Cabinet ministers, parliamentary assistants, Opposition leaders, and their staff; and,
- Reviewing the travel, meal, and hospitality expenses of selected provincial agencies.
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