The Philpott Report Made Under the Conflict of Interest Act /

An examination under the Act may be initiated at the request of a member of the Senate or House of Commons pursuant to section 44 of the Act or on the initiative of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner (Commissioner) pursuant to section 45. [...] Subsection 44(8) requires that, at the same time as a report is provided to the Prime Minister, a copy of the report shall also be provided to the Member who made the request and the current or former public office holder who is the subject of the report, and that it be made available to the public. [...] Carrie stated that he felt the decision by the Minister to use the driving service of such a strong supporter appeared to be a potential contravention of sections 7 and 8 of the Conflict of Interest Act (Act).