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Winnipeg Free Press: Ethics commissioner writing report after ‘complex’ probe into alleged Tory conflict of interest

January 8, 2025 —

In this article you will find two University of Manitoba experts quoted:

“While the proposed mine was never approved, questions remain about whether there was an attempt to violate ethics rules and how new legislation that took effect after that election will be upheld, observers say.

“This was an early case under the new law which is broader in scope, and grants the commissioner more authority than the previous law,” Paul Thomas, University of Manitoba political studies professor emeritus, said Tuesday.”

And then later in the article:

“If there’s something there, it’s very important that that become public knowledge,” University of Manitoba law professor Brandon Trask said Tuesday.

“Hearing that Mr. Schnoor has talked to roughly 20 people, I certainly have confidence he is doing a thorough investigation.”

To read the entire article, please follow the link to the Winnipeg Free Press.

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