On Thursday, the Tories said Morneau’s trips violated several sections of the Conflict of Interest Act — listing them out — and called on him to resign
Morneau said Wednesday he had just repaid WE Charity more than $41,000 for expenses the group covered for trips his family took to Kenya and Ecuador in 2017 to see some of its humanitarian work.
On Thursday, the Tories said Morneau’s trips violated several sections of the Conflict of Interest Act — listing them out during a morning press conference — and called on him to resign as minister.Ethics commissioner launches WE Charity investigation into Finance Minister Bill Morneau “If Justin Trudeau imposes any level of ethical standard on Bill Morneau, then others would ask that he impose it on himself.”
Separately, the House of Commons’ ethics committee decided Thursday to examine the ethics processes in the Prime Minister’s Office, to determine whether they need structural changes. The committee is already seeking copies of records related to the Trudeaus’ speaking engagements to inform a case study of the conflict-of-interest regime the committee monitors.
“In that sense, Canadians will, I’m convinced, see that his work has been relevant and impactful in the context of the last months.”
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