The federal ethics commissioner has ruled that Trade and Small Business Minister Mary Ng breached the Conflict of Interest Act in relation to two media training contracts awarded to a close personal friend.
“Minister Ng twice failed to recognize a potential conflict of interest involving a friend, an oversight of her obligations under the Conflict of Interest Act,” said Mr. Dion. “There is simply no excuse for contracting with a friend’s company.” The investigation focused on two contracts for media training issued to Pomp & Circumstance, a public relations agency co-founded by Amanda Alvaro. The report determined that Ms. Alvaro and Ms. Ng are close friends who have vacationed together and celebrated special occasions together such as birthdays and holidays.
“The simple fact of receiving, as a public office holder, a service from a friend under a contract paid with public funds from her ministerial office should have prompted Ms. Ng to consult this Office on the appropriateness of such a situation, short of withdrawing herself entirely from it and obtaining similar services from another provider,” the report states.
SteveatTH Hog at the taxpayer funded trough. Disgusting!!
Lock her the fuk up
She should be fired
Is anyone surprised?
She should resign
Shameless! Go to jail!😡
Shameless!😡
Nepotism is corruption; dump her!
NgMustResignNOW TrudeauCorruption TrudeauNonConfidenceNOW
globepolitics Here betting CBC Power & Politics PnPCBC keeps trotting out Amanda Alvaro reeking of corruption.
Why was this information not made public before the by election? When was the commissioners report ready?
Typical liberals
Next we'll discover she works for the CCP.
Of course she did, just another corrupt Liberal JustinTrudeau
TWO separate times. Had she not been discovered doing this,how many more contracts to Alvaro . Do these ' good friends' plan this stuff out over morning coffee.
If you worked for a large corporation and did this you would be looking for a new job. So you have to wonder how much money she received from her good friend. You would have to be pretty naive not to think she got paid off. The Liberals are the best politicians that money can buy
Gee look another liberal scandal
SarahMushMush 😆😆😆😆
She needs to resign, but Liberals are corrupt and no accountable. When will Canadians stand up to liberal corruption? This is ridiculous. 3rd world and a joke.
Resignation tba?
So.....why isn't she under arrest?
What else is new with the corrupt liberal government!
Will the fine be paid from her office budget
She needs to resign immediately. Amazing how these liberal_party members think they are above the law. liberalsarecriminals
No problem .. she’ll have company as Mississauga elected another ethics breaker Charles Sousa to keep her company.. one big family of ethic breakers .. pity Canada 🇨🇦
She has paid a heavy price for her transgression according to her boss. It is extremely painful to say I'm sorry on your way to the next cabinet meeting. Rest assured her friends will be able to secure sweetheart deals and the good life will continue.
globepolitics Like that’s some kind of surprise
So,when a Canadian breaks the law, the Criminal Code, they go to jail when Trudeau and his gang of protected criminals break the law, the “apologize” and everything is fine?That is emblematic of the rotten to the core government of Justin Trudeau…sad we were once a proud country
More corruption.
Yet another example of distain for the law in the rotten Liberal government, Trudeau has been convicted THREE times of Ethics laws being broken - many of his ministers, now this…when will Canadians show some backbone and hold them accountable..?
She is just following Trudeau's lead !!!
No egg rolls for you!
Oh wow, more cronyism? Say it ain't so 🙄
Every last one of them had a dirty little secret to hide, eh? This getting ridiculous.
Corruption personified.
Liberal sleaze. Doing what comes naturally
Just another pig at the trough! Why should anyone be surprised?!
More liberal corruption. Big surprise
That $500 fine should teach her.😏
globepolitics Resign now or you will be considered a person with no morals.
Learned behaviour from good ol’ JustinTrudeau?
You are a Minister for the Crown, “I apologize” does not cut it. You must do the honourable thing and step down and possibly resign your seat after discussions with your constituents.
This is the liberal_party MOA. In it for themselves. Use wedge issues to get elected (it divides the country but who cares) then allocate taxpayer money to family and friends.
Yah, and how many hundreds of millions are now filtering through her as part of the “Asia Pacific Strategy”? She’s a straight up crony.
And? What happens to her? NOTHING! So what the hell is the point? These politicians regardless of party breadth ethics and more policies all the damn time but nothing happens. Where is the accountability? The repercussions for violations? They just continue and nothing happens!
and this is the party which lies, steals and pushes for new laws for bankrupting this country morally and financially.
No worries if she did its ok liberals are above the law ,the past proves it
Shocked 🙄 whole party is corrupt
Liberal corruption is barely even news.
globepolitics Liberals and their friends..what's new