WINNIPEG — The Canadian Judicial Council has rejected complaints that former federal cabinet minister Vic Toews, who is now a Manitoba judge, is unfit to remain on the bench after violating the Conflict of Interest Act. The commissioner’s findings prompted the two complaints to the judicial council, alleging Toews’ actions impaired his ability to be a judge. “I thought the (ethics) commissioner’s process was badly, badly flawed and unfair, and so I’m happy that everything’s over,” Robert Tapper said. Toews dropped his appeal of the ethics commissioner’s ruling last week to allow the judicial council probe to be completed. As such, the ethics commissioner’s findings stand, although they carry no penalty.

Source: National Post November 30, 2017 17:48 UTC