Senate ethics officer drops review of Boisvenu after Conservative Senator apologizes, severs ties with far-right Facebook groups

'I stand for the diversity, multiculturalism, and equality that this country proudly upholds,' Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu told the Senate Ethics Officer last fall.

Conservative Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu, right, apologized publicly on Dec. 30 for his membership in far-right groups on Facebook, saying it was unintentional in some cases, and that he opposed racism and hate.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

January 3, 2020

Senate Ethics Officer Pierre Legault has completed his examination of Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu’s ties to far-right Facebook groups, saying the Conservative Senator may have violated the Senate’s code of conduct, but had set things right by apologizing and pr...

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