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Quebec ethics commissioner clears cabinet minister in pheasant hunt complaint
Quebec Economy and Innovation Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon gives an update on the major ice storm that hit the Outaouais and Montreal regions, Thursday, April 6, 2023 at the legislature in Quebec City. Quebec's ethics commissioner has cleared Fitzgibbon, saying he did not breach the ethics code by participating in a pheasant hunt last year on a private island east of Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
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Trudeau defends appointment of minister’s sister-in-law as interim ethics commissioner
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at Oulton College in Moncton, N.B., on Friday, March 31, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ron Ward
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Ethics committee to probe conflict-of-interest violation by Trade Minister Mary Ng
Economic Development Minister, International Trade Minister and Small Business and Export Promotion Minister Mary Ng speaks with the media, Wednesday Jan. 11, 2023 in Mexico City, Mexico. A parliamentary committee has voted in favour of investigating Ng's ethics violation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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We asked some AIs to generate images about Canada... and got some interesting results
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opinion
Hypocrisy is certainly a vice, but it is not the most important one
Mark Kingwell
politics
Pornhub announces new measures after backlash
The offices of MindGeek seen in Montreal, December 9, 2020. (Christinne Muschi /The Globe and Mail)
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Some non-front-line hospital staff get COVID-19 vaccines ahead of vulnerable populations, raising ethical concerns
opinion
Politicians flying off to the beach? That’s not the real outrage
The Editorial Board
politics
MindGeek suspends millions of videos uploaded by non-verified users across its platforms, including Pornhub
The offices of MindGeek seen in Montreal, December 9, 2020. (Christinne Muschi /The Globe and Mail)
politics
NDP raises more questions about Morneau, WE Charity in letter to ethics watchdog
opinion
An ethics refresher for confused MPs and the siblings on their payroll
Campbell Clark
politics
Chrystia Freeland’s policy adviser agrees to ethics screen related to lobbyist spouse
Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland answers a question during question period in the House of Commons in Ottawa on Oct. 29, 2020.
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Saskatchewan judge’s stop at tepee camp could raise perception of bias, expert says
Saskatchewan's provincial flag flies on a flag pole in Ottawa, Monday July 6, 2020. A government lawyer says Saskatchewan's case against a teepee camp on its front lawn isn't about protesters' call for the province to do more to bring down its suicide rates. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
politics
WE calls latest Conservative request for documents ‘politics’
Conservative MP's Pierre Poilievre and Michael Barrett hold a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on July 29, 2020. The federal Conservatives are calling on a speaking agency through which WE Charity paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to members of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's family to hand over documents about the arrangements. The request is contained in a letter from Conservative ethics critic Michael Barrett to Speaker's Spotlight that notes the agency was originally asked by the House of Commons' ethics committee to produce the documents last month. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Evening Update: Opposition parties urge ethics watchdog to probe Morneau over $41,000 payment to WE
Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, July 23, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
world
Ivanka Trump defends Goya tweet that watchdogs said violated ethics rules
This photo illustration from Washington, DC taken on July 15, 2020 shows a post on the Twitter page of Ivanka Trump, daughter and advisor to US President Donald Trump, in which she holds up a can of Goya beans and reading "If it's Goya, it has to be good. Si es Goya, tiene que ser bueno." - Ivanka Trump posted a photo to social media late July 14, 2020 showing her holding a can of Goya beans and offering her support for the brand, which prompted concerns that she violated government ethics rules by endorsing the company. (Photo by STAFF / AFP) (Photo by STAFF/AFP via Getty Images)
opinion
Repeated scandals can’t shake the Liberal Party’s entrenched sense of entitlement
John Ibbitson
opinion
We deserve details on Champagne’s Chinese bank ties
Rita Trichur
politics
Senate ethics committee recommends rescinding suspension of Senator Lynn Beyak
Senator Lynn Beyak waits for the Throne Speech in the Senate chamber in Ottawa, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019. The Metis National Council is demanding an apology from Sen. Lynn Beyak and says she should consider resigning for reportedly claiming to be Metis because her parents adopted an Indigenous child. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Wattie
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Infidelity in the time of coronavirus: the cover stories and ethics of affairs amid home isolation orders
A man looks at the Ashley Madison website in this photo illustration in Toronto on Thursday, August 20, 2015. The Toronto-based parent company of the infidelity dating site Ashley Madison says it has reached a US$11.2-million settlement an American class-action lawsuits stemming from a massive security breach two years ago. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
analysis
Jane Philpott did what many Canadians want politicians to do - and was turfed out of politics
Jane Philpott did what many Canadians want politicians to do - and was turfed out of Ottawa
politics
Canada’s China envoy Dominic Barton sets up blind trust to avoid potential conflicts
Dominic Barton, chairman of an advisory committee to federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau, responds to a question during an interview with The Canadian Press Thursday, May 19, 2016 in Montreal. Barton Canada's new ambassador to China has met with the two Canadian men that the People's Republic imprisoned nearly one year ago. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
rob magazine
New CEO of the year: Susan Senecal revived the A&W brand by listening to what millennials want and giving it to them
New CEO of the year: Susan Senecal, A&W
opinion
Are peace and prosperity Trump’s winning combo?
Lawrence Martin
rob magazine
Transparency can help win over consumers – who may be willing to pay more
Need to know: upfront about fees
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Charity has not asked Doug Ford to host more private dinners
Premier Doug Ford gestures during a press conference at the GO Transit Willowbrook Rail Maintenance Facility in Toronto on Nov. 4, 2019.
opinion
Can prosecutorial independence and the public interest ever truly be reconciled?
Kent Roach
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Ontario’s influencers: How the heads of lobbying firms have become part of Doug Ford’s inner circle
Chris Froggatt and Kory Teneycke.
technology
Google launching advisory council to discuss ethics of AI and other technologies
FILE PHOTO: An illuminated Google logo is seen inside an office building in Zurich, Switzerland December 5, 2018. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
food & wine
Can only the rich eat ethically?
A tidy corner of a home kitchen
opinion
Has the brave new world of designer babies arrived?
André Picard
canada
Global accreditation body formed at World Cannabis Conference in Saint John
The first wave of signatories to the Global Cannabis Partnership includes several licensed producers, including Canopy Growth, whose Smiths Falls, Ont., facility is seen on Jan. 4, 2018.
politics
Trudeau defends Fisheries Minister under ethics investigation
Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc responds to a question in the House of Commons in February.
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Ontario ethics watchdog reprimands Patrick Brown for failing to disclose $375,000 loan, rental income
Former Ontario PC Leader Patrick Brown sits in his chair as an Independent MPP as he listens to Provincial Finance Minister Charles Sousa deliver the Ontario budget at the Queens Park Legislature in Toronto on March 28, 2018.