Alberta Premier Rachel Notley cleared of ethics complaints over fundraisers
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley has been cleared of two ethics complaints relating to NDP fundraisers in Edmonton and Ontario.
While the opposition had questioned whether the fundraisers met ethics laws, ethics commissioner Marguerite Trussler says in a report released Monday that the existing Conflicts of Interest Act only prohibits an MLA or family member from deriving personal financial benefit from a political activity.
Trussler found that Notley did not derive personal financial benefit from either event. Funds raised in Toronto went to the Ontario NDP.
"The act does not deal with moral integrity or public perception of what is right or wrong," she wrote in her report.
The commissioner says it is time for an all-party committee of MLAs to set new rules for political fundraising that would apply to all parties.
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley cleared of ethics complaints over fundraisers - Edmonton - CBC News
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley has been cleared of two ethics complaints relating to NDP fundraisers in Edmonton and Ontario.
While the opposition had questioned whether the fundraisers met ethics laws, ethics commissioner Marguerite Trussler says in a report released Monday that the existing Conflicts of Interest Act only prohibits an MLA or family member from deriving personal financial benefit from a political activity.
Trussler found that Notley did not derive personal financial benefit from either event. Funds raised in Toronto went to the Ontario NDP.
"The act does not deal with moral integrity or public perception of what is right or wrong," she wrote in her report.
The commissioner says it is time for an all-party committee of MLAs to set new rules for political fundraising that would apply to all parties.
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley cleared of ethics complaints over fundraisers - Edmonton - CBC News