After more than a year, Ottawa moves to hire a permanent federal ethics commissioner
The federal government has appointed a new ethics commissioner with the support of opposition parties.
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Federal government is running out of time to name a new ethics commissioner
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government says it has started a process to name a new ethics commissioner — but it's not clear whether a new commissioner can be appointed before the current one leaves office.
Trudeau's holiday travel didn't break the rules, ethics commissioner tells MPs
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's trip to Jamaica didn't break the rules that govern gifts and travel for elected officials because the stay was a gift from a longtime family friend, Interim Ethics Commissioner Konrad Von Finckenstein told MPs Tuesday.
House ethics committee may probe Trudeau’s Jamaica holiday. Why?
The House of Commons ethics committee will debate Wednesday whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s holiday in Jamaica warrants a study.
Committee calls interim ethics watchdog amid Trudeau Jamaica trip scrutiny
Canada’s interim ethics commissioner was summoned on Wednesday to appear at the House of Commons ethics committee amid scrutiny about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s holiday in Jamaica.
MPs probing PM's Jamaican holiday vote to examine rules on MPs and personal gifts
MPs on Parliament's ethics committee examining Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Christmas holiday in Jamaica have voted to take a closer look at the rules that govern gifts and travel that members of Parliament are allowed to accept.
Trudeau’s vacation: PMO denies misleading ethics commissioner amid probe call
The Prime Minister’s Office is denying allegations it misled the ethics commissioner, after the federal Conservatives called for an investigation into Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s vacation in Jamaica.
Conservatives call for ethics probe into Trudeau’s Jamaica vacation
The Conservatives are calling on the interim conflict of interest and ethics commissioner to launch a probe into Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s holiday in Jamaica.