The code that we are developing as well as the policy on conflict of interest do not change the law. The commissioner takes direction from the law. The code simply provides a framework for certain practices, but it does not replace the law.
November 30th, 2010 / 11:30 a.m.
Secretary of the Treasury Board of Canada, Treasury Board Secretariat
The code that we are developing as well as the policy on conflict of interest do not change the law. The commissioner takes direction from the law. The code simply provides a framework for certain practices, but it does not replace the law.
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