Manitoba New Democrats are accusing a member of the Progressive Conservatives of violating ethics guidelines — a charge the Tories say is false.
He says Tory legislature member Greg Nesbitt is a shareholder and officer in a company that owns a hotel and conference centre in Russell, Man., which signed a $50,000 contract last December to rent space to the government.
Nesbitt, who was first elected in 2016, says he sold his shares in the hotel company in 2018 under an 11-year buyout that is not yet complete. He says he has had nothing to do with workings at the Russell Inn and has continued to list the shares under the advice of the ethics commissioner until the financial transaction is finished.“I talk with the ethics commissioner every year on this. He obviously knew I was involved with the Russell Inn back in 2016,” Nesbitt said Friday.
In June, Nesbitt accused NDP cabinet minister Ian Bushie of hiding the fact he has a contract with the provincial government.
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