The federal ethics commissioner says Finance Minister Jim Flaherty broke the rules by supporting the radio licence application of a company in his riding.
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(English) Federal Conservative Minister Jim Flaherty’s actions likely violated federal ethics law, but he will likely be let off the hook — National Post
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty urged the federal broadcast regulator to grant a radio licence to a company in his Ontario riding even though government rules on cabinet responsibility forbid ministers from influencing the decisions of administrative tribunals.
(English) Loopholes in Alberta’s ethics law mean Premier will be let off the hook — Gigcity.ca
Multiple loopholes in Alberta ethics law guarantee Premier Alison Redford can’t be punished by the province’s ethics commissioner for awarding a contract to her ex-husband while she was still justice minister, says a legal expert.
(English) Group calls on politicians across Canada to sign Democratic Good Government Pledge as their New Year’s Resolution
(English) Elections Canada decides to keep its rulings secret on more than 3,000 complaints because the rulings may make Commissioner of Elections look bad – group complains to Information Commissioner and calls for public inquiry
(English) Transparency is needed at Elections Canada to ensure proper enforcement of fair election laws — CBC News
Letters shedding light on the election spending and deal-wrangling by a cabinet minister’s top campaign official have been removed from a public Elections Canada file.
(English) Transparency is needed at Elections Canada to ensure proper enforcement of fair election laws — Sun News Network
OTTAWA – Seven years after Stephane Dion was crowned leader of the Liberal party, three contenders from the 2006 contest still owe money.
(English) Democracy Watch’s opinion is Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney crossed ethics line by accepting hospitality from Liberal Finance Critic while being approached for Liberal leadership — Ottawa Citizen
OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada said Monday that its governor, Mark Carney, did not violate conflict of interest guidelines by vacationing this summer at the Nova Scotia home of a Liberal MP, but at least one expert says the central banker appears to have breached the rules.