Ethics Commissioner

• Trudeau’s press secretary penalized by ethics commissioner

  In a public notice issued on Tuesday, the commissioner's officer said Alex Wellstead had received a penalty of $250 for "failing to disclose a material change related to assets within 30 days after the change."

  Canada

  Oct 20, 2020
  
• Investigation into Trudeau’s chief of staff dismissed by ethics commissioner

  The federal ethics watchdog has dismissed Conservative allegations of conflict of interest involving Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chief of staff and her husband.

  Canada

  Sep 23, 2020
  
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• Former ambassador to U.S. broke conflict-of-interest rules, ethics watchdog says

  Canada's former ambassador to the United States has been cited by the federal ethics watchdog for improper lobbying after he left office.

  Canada

  Sep 16, 2020
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• City of Surrey becomes 1st in B.C. to appoint ethics commissioner

  Lawyer Reece Harding has been appointed to the position and has extensive experience working with local governments.

  Politics

  Jul 14, 2020
• Bill Kelly: Unforced errors can be deadly to a minority government

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should know that, if unforced errors continue, public support can evaporate pretty quickly, Bill Kelly says.

  Commentary

  Jul 14, 2020
• Bill Morneau didn’t recuse himself from WE discussion despite daughter’s employment

  NDP ethics critic Charlie Angus wrote a letter to Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion on Friday asking him to investigate whether Morneau breached his duties under conflict of interest legislation.

  Canada

  Jul 10, 2020
• Schweitzer cleared in ethics case tied to Alberta’s anti-oil funding inquiry

  Alberta's ethics commissioner says Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer did not break the rules when he hired Steve Allan to run a public inquiry into whether foreign money is bankrolling anti-oil protests in Canada.

  Politics

  Jul 6, 2020
• Tories won’t try to force election over WE Charity controversy: Poilievre

  Federal ethics commissioner Mario Dion announced a probe Friday into whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau contravened the Conflict of Interest Act with regards to the deal.

  Canada

  Jul 5, 2020
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• NDP wants new ethics review of Alberta government over election watchdog firing

  The NDP alleges that the UCP caucus was in a conflict of interest because it benefited from the firing last month of elections commissioner Lorne Gibson.

  Investigations

  Dec 11, 2019
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• Montreal woman’s complaint after ‘brutal’ arrest dismissed once again by SPVM

  Philips says she will appeal the decision, but she says feels like she can't get justice.

  Canada

  Nov 21, 2019