The penalties for violation of the Conflict of Interest Act are very modest. Commissioner Dawson has said that, in effect, naming and shaming is really the only penalty. The finance minister, for example, when he was found in violation of the disclosure of holdings, was fined barely $200. I wonder if you have any thoughts on, perhaps, stiffening the penalties for violations, serious and minor.
On December 12th, 2017. See this statement in context.