Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s ethical track record is under renewed attack after a cabinet minister’s sister-in-law was appointed as the government’s ethical watchdog for the next six months.
Prior to her interim appointment earlier this week, Richard had worked in the number-two spot in the ethics commissioner’s office since 2015.
“The problem is pretty soon they are going to run out of family and friends — and after they do, how are they going to avoid their next conviction for breaking the law?” Poilievre said.commissioner Mario Dion, who stepped down due to ill healthShe joined the office more than a decade ago as general counsel. As Liberal House Leader Mark Holland noted, that was during the Conservative government of Stephen Harper.
Spokesperson Melanie Rushworth also said the office itself had no say in the decision, which was made through a “governor in council appointment” — that is, by the federal cabinet.
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