One thing has become clear with the current Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC). It is in desperate need of a Conflict-of-Interest seminar! The entire issue of Conflict of Interest isn’t difficult to understand. If you are a public official and you or your family stand to gain financially you are in a conflict. It’s as simple as that. No maybes or what ifs. A conflict of interest happens when an elected official’s private or financial interest conflicts or crosses with public duties. And it isn’t just in financial gain. Conflicts arise for public officials when preferential treatment is given to a relative, a friend or a business associate. Even when former marital partners are seeking contracts or support from the governing body they are sitting on council members face a…






