Manitoba Tory loses critic duties but will remain in caucus after ethics probe

Manitoba Tories discipline MLA Wharton after ethics commissioner finds conflict of interest breach

One of three Tories who were found by the ethics commissioner to have violated the conflict of interest law has been stripped of his critic duties in the wake of a report from the province's ethics commissioner.

Manitoba Tory loses critic duties but will remain in caucus after ethics probe

WINNIPEG — A Manitoba Progressive Conservative has been stripped of his critic duties in the wake of a report from the province's ethics commissioner.

Manitoba Tory loses critic duties but will remain in caucus after ethics probe - The Turtle Island News

By Steve Lambert A Manitoba Progressive Conservative has been stripped of his critic duties in the wake of a report from the province’s ethics commissioner. Jeff Wharton is one of three Tories who were found by the ethics commissioner this week to have violated the conflict of interest law in pushing for a silica sand mine. The report says Wharton, former premier Heather Stefanson and former deputy premier Cliff Cullen tried to get approval for …

QUEBEC — On Thursday, the Ethics and Ethics Commissioner of the National Assembly opened an inquiry into the Minister of Municipal Affairs, Andrée Laforest. Commissioner Anne-Sophie St-Gelais, spokesperson for the Commissioner, confirmed that the Commissioner is analysing the official opposition's request for a potential conflict of interest for the Minister. Not later than Thursday morning, Prime Minister François Legault reiterated his confide…