Category: Mario Dion

Trade Minister Mary Ng Broke Ethics Rules Over Contract to Friend, Commissioner Rules

The federal conflict of interest and ethics commissioner says Trade Minister Mary Ng broke the rules when her office awarded a contract to one of her friends. Commissioner Mario Dion released a report today after the federal Conservatives filed a complaint back in the spring, raising concerns over the fact that Ng’s office awarded media training…


Ethics Watchdog Says Trudeau Didn’t Further Interests of Lifelong Friend Pitfield

OTTAWA—The federal ethics watchdog has concluded Justin Trudeau was not involved in a decision that saw Liberal MPs using their taxpayer-funded budgets to hire the services of a company run by one of the prime minister’s lifelong friends. In a letter to Trudeau, Mario Dion says he’s satisfied that the prime minister was not involved…