Liberal MP Greg Fergus breached Conflict of Interest Act with CRTC letter, watchdog rules

The Canadian Press came across Fergus’s letter of support during a routine examination of filings with the CRTC last fall

The federal ethics commissioner says Liberal MP Greg Fergus breached the Conflict of Interest Act by writing a letter to Canada’s broadcast regulator to support a television channel’s application for mandatory carriage.

Fergus, who represents the Quebec riding of Hull-Aylmer, is also parliamentary secretary to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Treasury Board President Mona Fortier, and he has served as head of the Liberal Black Caucus.

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