Mario Dion

• Ottawa names interim ethics commissioner after 6-month vacancy

  The Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner released a statement saying Konrad Winrich von Finckenstein has been appointed to the role for the next six months.

  Politics

  Aug 31, 2023
  
• Search for new federal ethics commissioner crosses six month milestone

  Former ethics watchdog Mario Dion is helping with the search for his replacement, but says that it is difficult as there are few people qualified for and want the job.

  Canada

  Aug 15, 2023
  
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• Canada’s trade minister faces ethics probe over Liberal’s $17K contract

  Conservative MP James Bezan had asked commissioner Mario Dion to examine the contract awarded to the firm Pomp and Circumstance by Ng's office for media training in spring 2020.

  Canada

  May 30, 2022
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• Conservatives ask for ethics probe into Liberal’s $17K ‘sweetheart’ PR contract

  Federal contracts are a frequent subject of scrutiny from all sides of the political spectrum when it comes to alleged conflicts of interests.

  Canada

  May 24, 2022
• Trudeau did not further interests of lifelong friend Pitfield, ethics watchdog concludes

  The ethics commissioner says an inquiry is not warranted and he will not pursue the matter any further.

  Canada

  Aug 3, 2021
• Small fraction of WE Charity affair documents redacted: top public servant

  Less than 2.5 per cent were redacted to black out information on other matters that were not relevant to the committee's investigation into the WE affair, he added.

  Canada

  Nov 24, 2020
• Roy Green: Ethical behaviour should not be negotiable

  Canada's federal leaders apparently have a different code of ethics than the one Roy Green says he learned at his mother's knee.

  Commentary

  Aug 14, 2020
• Conservatives seek investigation into Canada’s outsourced $84M rent subsidy program

  Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Conservative finance critic Pierre Poilievre said he would be submitting a request to the lobbying commissioner for an investigation on Monday.

  Canada

  Aug 9, 2020
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• Ethics commissioner sets sights on Morneau as WE Charity grant probe expands

  The scope of the ethics inquiry into the federal government's dealings with WE Charity has now been broadened to include Finance Minister Bill Morneau.

  Canada

  Jul 29, 2020
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• Trudeau apology means ‘fairly certain finding of a contravention’: former ethics commissioner

  Canada's former ethics commissioner says Justin Trudeau's public apology in the WE scandal this week "effectively said, ‘I’ve not followed the Act."

  Canada

  Jul 14, 2020