I offer that as at least some insight into why I, for my part, did not identify any looming conflict of interest here. The Prime Minister's past involvement with the charity was well known.
I would say that what the Prime Minister himself said about recusal.... That is the second classic vehicle for dealing with conflict of interest. He has indicated that when it came to the actual decision-making moment, he looks back and regrets that he did not absent himself from that discussion.
Every conflict of interest situation is a situation unique to itself. Yes, there are classic issues to be aware of and avoided, but this was a matter of major public policy involving significant public resources. To a substantial degree, it seemed to me that this did call for the knowledge, at a minimum, of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance on that scale.