20. Every member present is required to vote or express their opinion for the purpose of making a decision, except in the case of a conflict of interest that the member is bound to declare to the chair or co-chairs of the board of directors or in the other cases of impediment provided for in the regulation.
The chair of the meeting must decide whether the member is in a situation of conflict of interest and, where applicable, direct the member to abstain from voting on the issue declared and withdraw from the meeting for the duration of the discussion or vote on the issue.
The withdrawal of the member and the general reasons for the withdrawal are entered in the minutes of the meeting.
1535-2022O.C. 1535-2022, s. 20.