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Originally Posted by calgarygeologist
His assets create the conflict of interest. The conflict of interest arises because of that. He was asked if his assets would be a conflict and he failed to answer yes. Him and his team knew they are a conflict because they have already proposed measure to address the conflict. But the conflict exists which is what the media was asking about yesterday.
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Yeah that’s not how it works. His assets
could cause a
potential conflict of interest, so the blind trust and screens ensure there is
no conflict of interest (or further minimize any potential).
Assets can’t just be a conflict of interest unless there is an interest they’re in conflict with. Even PP has potential conflicts of interest, which he’ll have to put into a blind trust and will likely have screens in place regarding certain policies related to housing.
If the assets are in a blind trust, and screens are in place for any policies with a direct effect… where is the conflict of interest?
I’ll answer for you and save the struggle: there isn’t one.