Minister Responsible for Leaders' Debates Changes

Summary#

This is the Order Amending Schedule I.1 to the Financial Administration Act (registration SOR/2019-351). It was registered on December 4, 2019 and published in the Canada Gazette on 2019-12-25. The order changes which federal official is named in Schedule I.1 as the contact/minister responsible for the Leaders’ Debates Commission.

What it does#

• Removes the reference to the Minister of Democratic Institutions in Schedule I.1 of the Financial Administration Act.
• Replaces that reference with the President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada.
• No other changes to the commission or to Schedule I.1 are described in the notice.

Who's affected#

• The Leaders’ Debates Commission is the main entity listed in the change.
• The named offices — the Minister of Democratic Institutions (previously listed) and the President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada (now listed) — are directly affected in terms of who is recorded as responsible in the statute schedule.
• It is not clear from the notice whether this change alters funding, operations, or services; the order only updates the named ministerial reference.

Why it matters#

• The change updates the official record of which ministerial office is listed as responsible for the Leaders’ Debates Commission in federal financial administration documents.
• For most people, this is an administrative detail. But it may matter for formal accountability, administrative contacts, or where responsibility is recorded in government listings.