Emerson investigation irreparably harmed Shapiro’s credibility

In the end, Ethics Commissioner Bernard Shapiro concluded what most commentators had already decided before he started his preliminary investigation of the David Emerson Cabinet appointment: crossing the floor in exchange for a ministerial post is not a breach of Parliamentary ethics rules.

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