Government Ethics Professionals Also Respond Personally to Conflict Allegations
News from British Columbia provides strong evidence of how difficult
it is for anyone to deal with his own conflict situation, even a government
ethics professional. No one should think that it is easy for someone
to see an appearance of impropriety relating to himself or to respond to a conflict allegation against him in anything but a personal manner. A
government ethics program must facilitate the process of dealing responsibly with a conflict situation by allowing, or even
requiring, officials to seek neutral, professional advice. And a