Chris Bittle on Questions on the Order Paper

Mr. Speaker, with regard to the former chair of the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority, WDBA, board of directors, Tim Murphy, leaving his post to become executive vice-president and chief strategic affairs officer at Aecon, the answer to parts (a) and (b) is as follows. Mr. Murphy, appointed by the Governor in Council, is subject to post-directorship obligations as part of the Conflict of Interest Act, as well as WDBA policy. The Conflict of Interest Act prohibits Mr. Murphy from acting for or on behalf of any person or organization in connection with any specific proceeding, transaction, negotiation or case to which the WDBA is a party and with respect to which the director had acted for, or provided advice to, the WDBA; and providing advice to clients, business associates or employers using information that was acquired in the course of his official duties and that is not available to the public. The process set forth in the Conflict of Interest Act would apply should Mr. Murphy contravene the act, which may include an examination by the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner.