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Code of Ethical Conduct
For Members of the Legislative Assembly
Preamble
As Members of the Legislative Assembly we recognize that our
actions have a profound impact on the lives of all Saskatchewan people.
Fulfilling our obligations and discharging our duties responsibly requires a
commitment to the highest ethical standards.
Statement of Commitment
- To the people of this province, we owe the responsible
execution of our official duties, in order to promote human and
environmental welfare.
- To our constituents, we owe honesty, accessibility,
accountability, courtesy and understanding.
- To our colleagues in this Assembly, we owe loyalty to
shared principles, respect for differences, and fairness in political
dealings.
- We believe that the fundamental objective of public office
is to serve our fellow citizens with integrity in order to improve the
economic and social conditions of all Saskatchewan people.
- We reject political corruption and will refuse to
participate in unethical political practices which tend to undermine the
democratic traditions of our province and its institutions.
Declaration of Principles
- Members of this Assembly must carry out their official
duties and arrange their private financial affairs in a manner that protects
the public interest and enhances public confidence and trust in government
and in high standards of ethical conduct in public office.
- Members of this Assembly must act not only lawfully but
also in a manner that will withstand the closest public scrutiny; neither
the law nor this code is designed to be exhaustive, and there will be
occasions on which Members will find it necessary to adopt more stringent
norms of conduct in order to protect the public interest and to enhance
public confidence and trust.
- Every Member is individually responsible for preventing
potential and actual conflicts of interest, and must arrange private
financial affairs in a manner that prevents such conflicts from arising.
- Members of the Assembly must carry out their official
duties objectively and without consideration of personal or financial
interests.
- Members of the Assembly must not accept gifts, benefits or
favours except for incidental gifts or customary hospitality of nominal
value as provided for in legislation.
- Members of the Assembly must not take personal advantage of
or private benefit from information that is obtained in the course of or as
a result of their official duties or positions and that is not in the public
domain.
- Members of the Assembly must not engage in personal conduct
that exploits for private reasons their positions or authorities or that
would tend to bring discredit to their offices.
- Members of the Assembly must not use, or allow the use of,
public property or services for personal gain.
- Members of the Assembly, when leaving public office and
when they have left public office, must not take improper advantage of their
former office.
(Adopted June 14, 1993)
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