The federal Conservatives have asked Canada's ethics watchdog to launch an investigation into allegations of improper lobbying related to the government's emergency wage subsidy program. McNair again became a paid employee of the PMO on June 15 as a special adviser to Trudeau. The Conservatives have asked both the federal ethics commissioner and lobbying commissioner to look into conversations involving Rob Silver, right, husband of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chief of staff, Katie Telford, left. However, the PMO has repeatedly said that Telford took swift action to follow proper ethics procedures before her husband became MCAP's senior vice-president. Lobbying commissioner begins assessmentThe Conservatives have already asked Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger to investigate the matter.

Source: CBC News September 06, 2020 20:03 UTC