ETHICS COMMISSIONER INVESTIGATING TRUDEAU'S AGA KHAN TRIP
Jan 16, 2017
By Bob Komsic
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The Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner’s launched a probe into Justin Trudeau’s holidays at the Aga Khan.
(Sean Kilpatrick / Canadian Press)
The prime minister and his family flew to Nassau aboard a government jet in late December and then took the Aga Khan’s private helicopter to his private islander in the Bahamas.
Commissioner Mary Dawson is expressing concern about two potential breaches: the face the Aga Khan’s foundation lobbies the federal government and the use of the private helicopter.
The foundation’s received $300-million in Canadian international development funds and is a registered lobbyist with the foreign affairs department.
Trudeau admits to not seeking the commissioner’s sign-off but believes he did nothing unethical.
And the Prime Minister’s Office has issued a statement saying it’s happy to answer any of her questions.