Yes, I think the conflict of interest raised here was whether you can be part of the judiciary and the executive at the same time. When you ask to be part of the government as part of the executive, you're making decisions that another part of the judiciary will eventually be asked to rule and comment on. I think that's the conflict of interest. It's not necessarily a personal conflict of interest that PCO would vet normally.
On April 19th, 2018. See this statement in context.