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Trudeau’s press secretary penalized by ethics commissionerIn 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."CanadaOct 20, 2020
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Investigation into Trudeau’s chief of staff dismissed by ethics commissionerThe federal ethics watchdog has dismissed Conservative allegations of conflict of interest involving Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chief of staff and her husband.CanadaSep 23, 2020
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Former ambassador to U.S. broke conflict-of-interest rules, ethics watchdog saysCanada's former ambassador to the United States has been cited by the federal ethics watchdog for improper lobbying after he left office.CanadaSep 16, 2020
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City of Surrey becomes 1st in B.C. to appoint ethics commissionerLawyer Reece Harding has been appointed to the position and has extensive experience working with local governments.PoliticsJul 14, 2020
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Bill Kelly: Unforced errors can be deadly to a minority governmentPrime Minister Justin Trudeau should know that, if unforced errors continue, public support can evaporate pretty quickly, Bill Kelly says.CommentaryJul 14, 2020
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Bill Morneau didn’t recuse himself from WE discussion despite daughter’s employmentNDP 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.CanadaJul 10, 2020
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Schweitzer cleared in ethics case tied to Alberta’s anti-oil funding inquiryAlberta'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.PoliticsJul 6, 2020
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Tories won’t try to force election over WE Charity controversy: PoilievreFederal 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.CanadaJul 5, 2020
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NDP wants new ethics review of Alberta government over election watchdog firingThe 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.InvestigationsDec 11, 2019
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Montreal woman’s complaint after ‘brutal’ arrest dismissed once again by SPVMPhilips says she will appeal the decision, but she says feels like she can't get justice.CanadaNov 21, 2019
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