Pierre Poilievre at the Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee

I just want to make a clarification, Mr. Chair, because there seems to be some misunderstanding in the way this has been debated by some members. On the term “private interest”, I will quote directly from the process for establishing a conflict of interest screen:

“Private interest” does not include an interest in a decision or a matter that is of a general application.

And as such, we have to recognize that there are going to be people in this public service world who come from different backgrounds and who the government interacts with, obviously. But that is a strength for our country. We look forward to inviting people from various sectors, in this case the business sector, but from all sectors, to make a future contribution to our country.

Thanks.