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Ethics czar’s senior counsel exercised ‘abundance of caution’ in recusal from SNC probe over potential conflict

The potential conflict of interest faced by Martine Richard, senior counsel at the ethics commissioner's office who is related by marriage to a cabinet minister, was first raised by ethics group Democracy Watch.

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BY BEATRICE PAEZ
April 8, 2019

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Ethics czar’s senior counsel exercised ‘abundance of caution’ in recusal from SNC probe over potential conflict

The potential conflict of interest faced by Martine Richard, senior counsel at the ethics commissioner's office who is related by marriage to a cabinet minister, was first raised by ethics group Democracy Watch.

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Conservative filibuster costing millions of dollars, say NDP and Green MPs

‘Extreme apprehension’: Canada holds its breath as U.S. election enters final stage

‘Each of our voices matter’: disaster survivors call for greater climate action in Ottawa advocacy push

Conservative and Bloc MPs want answers from RCMP on its SNC-Lavalin assessment

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Ethics czar’s senior counsel exercised ‘abundance of caution’ in recusal from SNC probe over potential conflict

The potential conflict of interest faced by Martine Richard, senior counsel at the ethics commissioner's office who is related by marriage to a cabinet minister, was first raised by ethics group Democracy Watch.

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