Manitoba's government has used its majority to ensure politicians will continue to work under what the province's conflict of interest commissioner calls "the oldest and arguably the weakest conflict of interest legislation in Canada." On Thursday, Independent Assiniboia MLA Steven Fletcher saw his own conflict of interest bill shot down by the ruling Progressive Conservative government . "This government has no interest in tabling its own legislation," Fletcher said after his legislation was voted down. In November last year, Premier Brian Pallister asked every member of his cabinet to come forward to the conflict of interest commissioner if they're investing in marijuana. James Teitsma, the PC MLA for Radisson, said his government needed more time to draft its own legislation.

Source: CBC News May 17, 2018 18:27 UTC