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Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson, pictured in 2015, ruled that a CRTC official violated conflict of interest rules by accepting flowers and chocolates given by representatives of a radio station on her birthday. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI

September 21, 2016

Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson has ruled that a member of Canada's telecommunications regulator violated conflict of interest rules by accepting flowers and chocolates from operators of a radio station on her birthday, in a decision that has drawn criticism from some ...

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