The former parliamentary ethics watchdog who found Prime Minister Justin Trudeau guilty of violating the Conflict of Interest Act for vacationing on a private island owned by the Aga Khan says the prime minister may have a "blind spot" when it comes to ethical matters. Watch: Former conflict of interest and ethics commissioner Mary Dawson on the WE Charity controversy:Power & Politics speaks to former conflict of interest and ethics commissioner Mary Dawson about the WE Charity controversy. 8:21Initially, WE Charity said members of the Trudeau family were not paid for appearing at WE events, although Sophie Grégoire Trudeau had been reimbursed for travel expenses. Democracy Watch also wants the ethics watchdog to investigate Finance Minister Bill Morneau, who has ties to WE Charity through his family. Duty to recuseThe prime minister has publicly apologized already for failing to recuse himself from cabinet discussions on WE Charity.

Source: CBC News July 14, 2020 22:52 UTC