OTTAWA — Former Conservative cabinet minister Vic Toews broke conflict of interest rules by “switching sides” after leaving office, Canada’s ethics commissioner has found. Toews retired from politics in July 2013, having served as public safety minister and senior regional minister for Manitoba under Stephen Harper’s majority government. In a 35-page report released Friday, commissioner Mary Dawson concluded Toews contravened the Conflict of Interest Act on two counts after leaving Parliament Hill, and before he became a judge. RelatedIn another case, Toews worked with a different First Nation on a matter with which he had dealt as minister. Violations of the ethics and conflict of interest code aren’t criminal offences.

Source: National Post April 21, 2017 17:15 UTC