Three ethical lapses tarnish the brand of all politiciansThere’s been a sudden outbreak of queasy and sleazy ethical shortcomings as three senior politicians recently made headlines for having stretched, bent or broken the rules. The premier of Canada’s most populous province, one of the prime minister’s favourite cabinet ministers and Canada’s biggest-city mayor faced difficult questions over their ethical conduct. One denies all wrongdoing, one admits to an oversight oopsie and the other quits over lousy moral judgment. Some are slap-on-the-wrist mistakes, others are worthy of the pink slip and most rate somewhere in between. Some of the attending developers will benefit handsomely from Ford’s recent decisions to open up protected green space to highway and housing development.
