Tag: Ethics Commissioner

CRTC Head Who Had Beers With a Lobbyist Did No Wrong, Ethics Commissioner Says

The CEO of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Ian Scott, did not breach the Conflict of Interest Act by sharing beers at a pub with a prominent lobbyist, says Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion. Scott was seen at an Ottawa pub in December 2019 with Mirko Bibic, who was then CEO of Bell Canada Enterprises and, a month…


Tories Ask Ethics Watchdog to Confirm Whether Trudeau Disclosed 2016 Book Deal With CCP-Controlled Publisher

The Conservative Party is seeking confirmation from the federal ethics commissioner as to whether clearance was sought on a book deal with a Chinese state-owned publishing house that republished Justin Trudeau’s private memoirs in 2016. “I am writing to you about concerns raised by an article published today in the Globe and Mail entitled ‘Justin…