Party ethics critics are arguing that the recently announced appointment of a temporary ethics commissioner, who has family ties to a cabinet minister, raises conflict of interest concerns and may shake the trust Canadians have in their public institutions.
The Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner announced in a Twitter post on March 28 that Martine Richard will serve as the interim ethics commissioner for six months. Richard, who has been employed as general counsel in the ethics office since 2013 and as a senior general counsel since 2015, steps into her interim role following the retirement of former ethics commissioner Mario Dion on Feb. 21.
You won’t believe this! Watch which Liberal family member is the new ethics commissioner. 🍌🍌🍌 pic.twitter.com/0QCDO507zY
— Michael Barrett (@MikeBarrettON) March 29, 2023
