Prime Minister of Canada

A members’ statement about the Prime Minister’s ethics screen, the set of rules meant to keep him out of decisions where he has a conflict of interest. Michael Cooper of the Conservatives said Liberal members of the ethics committee were blocking efforts to get records about how the screen works, and said Canadians should be able to see when staff did not stop the Prime Minister from taking part in decisions involving potential conflicts. He asked that the records be released.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Michael Cooper, St. Albert—Sturgeon River

Conservative
“The Prime Minister must release all the records about his ethics rules. Liberals are hiding documents that show when his staff decided not to stop him from making decisions, even when there was a conflict of interest.”
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Mr. Speaker, Liberals on the ethics committee are blocking transparency around the Prime Minister’s ethics screen. The screen was mandated by the Ethics Commissioner because of the Prime Minister’s vast conflicts. Canadians deserve to know how the screen is working, including instances in which potential conflicts are flagged but the Prime Minister’s advisers decide against activating the screen. It is precisely those records that the Liberals are hiding from Canadians. The question is why. Is it because those records would show that the Prime Minister is involved in making decisions on matters in which he has a conflict of interest? Enough of the stonewalling. The Prime Minister needs to come clean, and he needs to come clean today by releasing all records related to the application of his ethics screen.

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