Common use of Ethical Framework Clause in Contracts

Ethical Framework. The members of the Board who are appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council are subject to the conflict of interest provisions of the AAD and the conflict of interest provisions of the PSOA and its regulations. Board members shall not use any information gained as a result of their appointment to or membership on the Board for personal gain or benefit. A member who has reasonable grounds to believe that he or she has a conflict of interest in a matter before the Board, or a committee of the Board, shall disclose the nature of the conflict to the Chair at the first opportunity and shall refrain from further participation in the consideration of the matter. The Chair shall cause to be recorded in the minutes of the meeting of the Board any declared conflicts of interest. The Chair, as the Ethics Executive for Appointees and the CEO, as the Ethics Executive of employees of the LCBO, are responsible for ensuring that Appointees and staff of the LCBO are informed of the ethical rules to which they are subject, including the rules on conflict of interest, political activity and protected disclosure of wrongdoing that apply to the LCBO.