Ethics commish says MP broke rules writing letters to CRTC
telecom | 02/24/2016 7:45 pm EST
Mary Dawson, the conflict of interest and ethics commissioner, said Wednesday that former conservative MP Parm Gill breached the Conflict of Interest Act by sending letters of support to the CRTC.
Gill sent two letters regarding radio licence applications to the CRTC while serving as a parliamentary secretary.
Dawson’s office said in a press release that it found Gill contravened section nine of the act, which “prohibits public office holders from using their position to seek to influence a decision of another person so as to improperly further
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