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54 Managing Conflict of InterestThere are also three key central agencies which have specificmandates to oversee and report on the delivery of programs pertainingto ethics and good governance:•••The Privy Council Office;The Treasury Board Secretariat; andThe Canada Public Service Agency, Office of Public ServiceValues and Ethics.Other agencies that carry out specific overview functionsinclude:•••The Commission for Public Complaints Against the RoyalCanadian Mounted Police;The Military Ombudsman; andThe Security Intelligence Review Committee.In addition, all departments, agencies, and federal state corporationshave specific accountability and transparency requirementsimposed by the statutes described earlier. The Royal CanadianMounted Police and other police forces are mandated to investigateallegations that are criminal in nature relating to possible casesof corruption involving public office holders and other governmentofficials. Each of the governments of the 10 provinces and three territorieshave similar values and ethics laws, regulations, and policiesunder their respective jurisdictions.Recent Legislative ReformsCanada recently approved two key pieces of legislation to bolsteroversight and enforcement to prevent conflicts of interest: the FederalAccountability Act and the Public Servants Disclosure ProtectionAct (PSDPA), also known as “whistle-blower protection” legislation.The Federal Accountability Act received Royal Assent in December2006. This omnibus legislation amends several statutes andexpands or establishes new institutions and oversight bodies. Keymeasures include:• Expanded authority of the Auditor General to encompass theentire Canadian federal public sector, which includes core publicadministration, state corporations, and separate agencies;ADB/OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific