Former Ontario PC leader Patrick Brown broke the legislature's ethics laws, the province's integrity commissioner reported Thursday. Brown failed to disclose rental income from his personal residence and failed to disclose a loan from a would-be PC candidate, according to the investigation conducted by Integrity Commissioner J. David Wake. FindingsWake's report found that Brown received a loan of $375,000 from Jas Johal, who was acclaimed as a PC candidate for Brampton North in November 2016. Brown did not receive travel giftsThe report also found that Brown did not disclose income from a property he rented "on various occasions" using Airbnb in 2016, for a total of $5,914 of rental income. “There was no evidence that he “Brown” accepted or failed disclose gifts of travel”.

Source: CBC News April 26, 2018 16:30 UTC