Thank you very much for your question.
It depends on the individual situation, and I very much agree with you that the approach should be proactive.
I've interviewed more than 10 provincial ethics commissioners over time, and that's why they have felt that their personal meetings with the elected members are so important: It's because they become familiar with the situation of each individual member through the disclosure statements and, based on their experience, they can look for the possibilities of potential conflicts of interest. They can tell that person, “These are the kinds of things that I would say to be careful about. If you have any questions, come and see me. I want to prevent you from getting into a real conflict of interest situation, whether it's a real situation or a perception of conflict of interest.”
I don't know much about your system of advisers—how it works and how many of you actually meet your advisers in person and the kinds of advice they give to you—but I think there's a lot of work that your committee could do to see if that system could be improved in some way.