Interim ethics chief could be in conflict of interest if he pursues full term, claims Conacher

The ethics office has been without a full-term commissioner since February.
Konrad von Finckenstein, a former chair of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, was announced as the interim federal ethics commissioner on Aug. 31.

The co-founder of Democracy Watch says Konrad von Finckenstein, who was recently announced as Canada's interim federal ethics commissioner, could be in a conflict of interest regarding cases involving the Liberal government or opposition parties if he decides to apply to the...

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