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Notice of Motion

Scott Andrews

15 June 2012

I give notice of my intention to move the following motion:

THAT, pursuant to its mandate under Standing Order 108(3)(h)(vi) the Standing

Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics undertake a study for the

purpose of proposing initiatives which relate to ethical standards relating to public

office holders; andTHAT the study focus particularly on the recent revelations concerning the ethical

behaviour of one of the most senior public office holders in the Canadian

government; namely the allegations that Dean Del Mastro, M.P., Parliamentary

Secretary to the Prime Minister was involved in false and misleading filings with

Elections Canada in relation to his candidacy in the 2008 election; and allegations

that he or someone acting on his behalf may have been involved in the fabrication of

false documents for the purpose of making false and misleading filings with

Elections Canada; with a view to considering whether such behaviour, regardless of

the truth of the allegations against Dean Del Mastro, M.P., Parliamentary Secretary

to the Prime Minister, ought to come within the scope of the regime for regulatingethical standards relating to public office holders; andTHAT for the purpose of better understanding these allegations and their

implications for modernizing the ethical standards relating to public office holders,

the Committee invite Dean Del Mastro, M.P., Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime

Minister , Richard McCarthy, who acted as his official agent in the 2008 election, and

representatives of Holinshed Research Group to appear; andTHAT, for the purpose of better understanding these allegations and their

implications for modernizing the ethical standards relating to public office holders,

and pursuant to the Standing Order 108(1)(a), all Departments of the Government

be ordered to provide all forms of communications received, includingcorrespondence, in connection with the allegations against Dean Del Mastro, M.P.,

Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister, including emails to and from the

offices; and

THAT for the purpose of better understanding these allegations and their

implications for modernizing the ethical standards relating to public office

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holders,and pursuant to the Standing Order 108(1)(a), Holinshed Research Group

be ordered to provide a copy of all contractual agreements, invoices,

correspondence and any related documents between Holinshed Research Group

and Dean Del Mastro, M.P., Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister , together

with all contractual agreements, invoices, correspondence and any related

documents between Holinshed Research Group and Richard McCarthy, who acted asofficial agent for Dean Del Mastro, M.P., Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime

Minister in the 2008 election; and

THAT for the purpose of better understanding these allegations and their

implications for modernizing the ethical standards relating to public office holders,

and pursuant to the Standing Order 108(1)(a), Richard McCarthy, who acted as

official agent for Dean Del Mastro, M.P., Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime

Minister in the 2008 election, be ordered to provide a copy of all invoices, bank

statements, records and documents related to the performance of his duties as

official agent for Dean Del Mastro, M.P., Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime

Minister in the 2008 election; and

THAT all documents be provided to the Committee within 20 business days; andTHAT for the purpose of better understanding implications of these allegations for

modernizing the ethical standards relating to public office holders, the Committee

invite representatives of the Privy Council Office to appear and testify as to whether

the conduct of Dean Del Mastro, M.P., Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister

guidelines for Parliamentary Secretaries, adopted in 2011, which include in part the

following:

highest ethical standards so that public confidence and trust in the integrity

and impartiality of government are maintained and enhanced. As public

office holders, ... Parliamentary Secretaries are subject to the Part I

requirements of the Ethical and Political Activity Guidelines for Public Office

Holders set out in Annex A. ... Moreover, they have an obligation to perform

their official duties and arrange their private affairs in a manner that will

bear the closest public scrutiny. This obligation is not fully discharged merely

THAT the Committee report to the House no later than October 1, 2012.