OTTAWA — The Federal Court has ordered the lobbying commissioner to take another look at whether the Aga Khan broke the rules by giving Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a vacation in the Bahamas. Although Democracy Watch was not the original complainant, the Ottawa-based group challenged the ruling in Federal Court. In his decision made public this week, Federal Court Justice Patrick Gleeson noted the commissioner concluded there was no evidence the Aga Khan was “remunerated” for his work with the foundation. “The decision is unreasonable.”Gleeson directed Nancy Belanger, who was appointed as the new lobbying commissioner in December 2017, to re-examine the matter. Trudeau acknowledged he should have checked with the ethics commissioner’s office before accepting the holiday, and said he would now clear all family vacations with the commissioner.

Source: National Post April 16, 2019 20:26 UTC