Ethics Friction Index
A forensic measure of institutional integrity tracking official conflict-of-interest screens and recusals among public officials.
Office of the Ethics Commissioner
The index aggregates data from the Public Registry of the Ethics Commissioner, specifically tracking "Conflict of Interest Screens" and "Recusal" notices. Friction is calculated as the frequency of these events relative to historical baselines.
Access Institutional Raw DataThis metric represents a structural divergence that is often occluded by short-term nominal reporting. By normalizing for population velocity, we expose the material deficit inherent in current policy structures.
A material increase in the Ethics Friction Index indicates a degradation of the structural distance between private interests and public duty. High friction levels suggest systemic vulnerabilities in governance, where procedural recusals may be used to occlude material influence on legislative outcomes.
Document generated by the Automated Forensic Ingestion Layer.
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