New Westminster Mayor Patrick Johnstone's trip to the COP28 climate conference in Dubai, which was paid for by a third party, broke the city's code of conduct, a report says.
Several months ago, an investigation was launched into New Westminster Mayor Patrick Johnstone after he accepted a sponsored trip to Dubai. Now the city's Ethics Commissioner has completed her findings. Cahterine Urquhart has the details.
His trip was sponsored, prompting a complaint by two New Westminster Councilors: Daniel Fontaine and Paul Minhas.In her newly released report, New Westminster Ethics Commissioner Jennifer Devins states, “I find that the conference attendance, including travel, lodging, and meals, provided by C40 Cities to the Respondent falls under the definition of gifts or personal benefits outlined in section 105 of the Community Charter.
“The mayor needs to make this right and he needs to do that by returning the $15,000 dollar personal benefit to the foreign lobby group and by apologizing to the residents of New Westminster.”Mayor Johnstone’s trip was sponsored by C40 cities, whose funders include L’Oreal and the group of companies that owns Ikea.China ‘pre-positioning’ in U.S. networks for a potential conflict: Canadian agencyChina ‘pre-positioning’ in U.S.
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