Calls for appointment reform grow, as ethics chief investigates PM while he weighs her future

A watchdog group has called on ethics czar Mary Dawson to recuse herself from the Trudeau investigation if she is seeking reappointment.

Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson, pictured, has announced that her office has begun an investigation into Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, but critics are concerned about the potential role her future in the job could play. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI

February 1, 2017

Critics are renewing calls for reforms to the appointment process for parliamentary watchdogs, as Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson begins her investigation into the prime minister's use of a private helicopter in the Bahamas over the holidays, while the Liberal government we...

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