OTTAWA — Federal ethics commissioner Mary Dawson has concluded that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau violated conflict of interest rules when he vacationed last Christmas at the private Bahamian island owned by the Aga Khan.
Dawson says in a report today that Trudeau’s vacation broke conflict of interest law that prohibits a minister or any member of their family from accepting gifts or “advantages” that could reasonably be seen as influencing government decisions.
The only exception is if the person providing the gift is a friend, but Dawson says that exception didn’t apply in this case.
Dawson says the Aga Khan and his foundation were registered to lobby Trudeau’s office in December 2016, meaning the vacation “could reasonably be seen to have been given to influence Mr. Trudeau in his capacity as Prime Minister.”
Dawson also concludes that Trudeau broke the ethics code when he travelled on the Aga Khan’s private helicopter.
Moreover, she says Trudeau didn’t properly recuse himself on two occasions in May 2016 from sensitive government meetings about the Aga Khan and a $15-million grant to the endowment fund of the Global Centre for Pluralism.
The Canadian Press
Compared to Trump he’s an angel,lol
Speaking of Trump;
A man died and went to Heaven. As he stood in front of the Pearly Gates, he saw a huge wall of clocks behind him.
He asked, ‘What are all those clocks?’
St. Peter answered, ‘Those are Lie-Clocks. Everyone who has ever been on earth has a Lie-Clock. Every time you lie, the hands on your clock move.’
‘Oh’, said the man. ‘Whose clock is that?’
‘That’s Mother Teresa’s’, replied St. Peter. ‘The hands have never moved, indicating that she never told a lie.
‘Incredible’, said the man. ‘And whose clock is that one?’
St. Peter responded, ‘That’s Abraham Lincoln’s clock. The hands have moved twice, telling us that Abraham told only two lies in his entire life.’
‘Where’s Donald Trumps clock?’ asked the man.
St. Peter replied, ‘Jesus has it in his office. He uses it as a ceiling fan.’
So FIRE HIS ASS
Be careful ‘Justine’ is very sensitive, you wouldn’t want to make him cry, again..
Is there an honest LIBERAL anywhere in this country? What price..if any…will Mr Trudeau pay for his “crime” ??
So what is being done about it, if anything ?
Probably the same as Harper
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https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/politics/harper-among-9-mps-who-still-owe-disclosure-filings-to-ethics-commissioner-1.2938919
so , nothing?
Robert Nevitt Not quite the same, Harper is late paper work, Trudeau was found to have broken conflict of interest law according to the article, but chances are nothing will happen.
Why do we have the watchdogs if they are not allowed to bite. Just seems like another govt waste to me.
Geoff Thompson I agree Geoff, we`ll have to wait and see what if anything happens.
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