It depends. It started when the Canada Foundation for Sustainable Development Technology, or SDTC, was established. People were appointed, and it was decided not to appoint them as reporting public office holders. They wanted people who had expertise. For that reason, it was decided not to appoint them as reporting public office holders, but only as public office holders. That means they have no contact with us and no obligation to show us their financial situation. That was a decision made by the government. It could establish more specific monitoring, but that was not the decision made. Why is that? I have no idea. I'm not involved in the appointments. Only when someone is appointed do I have to judge them according to the rules.
On September 16th, 2024. See this statement in context.