Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion will be resuming his professional duties after announcing a “prolonged” medical leave early in March.
Dion announced at the beginning of March that he would be taking a medical leave for reasons which were not disclosed.
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He was named to the position in January 2018 and had been overseeing the investigation into the SNC-Lavalin scandal involving allegations of political interference when he announced his leave.
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At the time, his office stated that Dion would return to his duties as soon as he was able to do so.
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The commissioner will be resuming his duties immediately.
— With a file from Mercedes Stephenson
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