Ethics committee to probe conflict-of-interest violation by Trade Minister Mary Ng

Conservative ethics critic Michael Barrett says Canadians deserve a full account of what transpired following ruling that Ng violated the Conflict of Interest Act when awarding a $17,000 contract to a friend

A parliamentary committee voted Tuesday to examine a recent ethics ruling against International Trade Minister Mary Ng.

The Opposition Conservatives lodged the initial complaint and pounced on the finding against Ng as an example of the Liberals doling out deals to party insiders – a suggestion Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government rebuffs. In his report, ethics commissioner Mario Dion concluded Ng’s relationship with Amanda Alvaro, a co-founder of public relations firm Pomp & Circumstance, constitutes a friendship under the act.

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