I Officeofthe Cabinetdu Prime Minister Premier ministre Ottawa. Canada KIA 0/x2 HAND PROTECTED PERSONAL January 23, 2009 Ms Mary Dawson Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Parliament of Canada 66 Slater Street, 22nd Floor Ottawa, Ontario KIA OA6 Dear Madam Commissioner: Further to my previous correspondence conceming the conflict-of-interest screen involving Mr. Bmce Carson, I write to provide one additional detail of steps taken. As you may be aware, since prior to Mr. Carson's retum officials have been helping the Minister of Finance to prepare the 2009 Govemment of Canada Budget. The conflict-of-interest screen referred to in my previous correspondence would extend, inter alia, to Budget measures pertaining to the Canada School of Energy and Environment, the University of Calgary and the Networks of Centres of Excellence. Mr. Carson has been present at intemal meetings related to the Budget, meetings that I also attended. I recall no discussion at any of these meetings about the Canada School of Energy and Environment, the University of Calgary or the Networks of Centres of Excellence. In part to strengthen the conflict-of-interest screen -to address communication to which I might not be a party I formally informed the Clerk of the Privy Council, Mr. Kevin that another PMO employee, Ms Igneski, was the designated contact for PMO communication related to the Budget. Attached is a copy of my self-explanatory January I7 e-mail to Mr. I did not receive a reply to the e-mail but I assume that my request was honoured. I um sure that the Privy Council Ofllce would be able to you of the steps taken in response to my January I7 request. l*l Canada In the event that you speak to you. -2 have additional questions about this matter, I would be pleased to Thank you very much. Yours truly, Guy . Giorno Chief' of Staff cc: Kevin Giorno, Gu is From: Giorno, Guy Sent: 'January 17. 2009 7:07 PM To: Subject: Foltow up lo PM call Kevin, As the PM implicitly indicated when he mentioned the follow-up list, Jasmine Igneski the PMO Budget lead and will follow up with PCO as necessary. If you wish to follow up on anything arising from the call with the PM then you should speak to her (or me, of course). I wanted to clear up any confusion within PCO about assignments within PMO. Thanks, Guy Sent using BlackBerry I