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P.E.I. Premier Requests Conflict of Interest Probe Into Former Minister's Permit Approval
A third-party probe found the permit approval violated policies and noted a $100,000 donation linked to the developer, prompting RCMP involvement and minister's suspension.
- On Monday, Prince Edward Island Premier Rob Lantz alerted the RCMP and requested the province's conflict of interest commissioner investigate former cabinet minister Gilles Arsenault's handling of a permitting issue for the Summerside Golf Club.
- A third-party investigation found that Arsenault's approval of a wetland alteration permit for the club did not comply with provincial policies, prompting Lantz to remove him from cabinet on Saturday.
- The investigation revealed that after permit approval, the developer donated $100,000 to a non-profit led by Arsenault's campaign manager, though Lantz noted the former minister appeared not to benefit personally.
- Lantz suspended Arsenault from the Progressive Conservative caucus on Sunday, after a deputy minister alerted the RCMP to the investigation's findings on March 13.
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castanet.netRCMP alerted about P.E.I. cabinet minister's dealings with golf developer: premier
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P.E.I. premier asks conflict of interest commission to investigate former minister
Prince Edward Island Premier Rob Lantz has asked the province's conflict of interest commissioner to investigate a former cabinet minister's handling of a permitting issue at a golf
·Toronto, Canada
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Leaning Left6Leaning Right0Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution55% Left
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- 55% of the sources lean Left
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L 55%
C 45%
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