Mr. Michael Wernick at the Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee

On March 19th, 2024. See this statement in context.

March 19th, 2024 / 12:05 p.m.

Jarislowsky Chair in Public Sector Management, University of Ottawa, As an Individual

I think the Ethics Commissioner's mandate, given by Parliament, is about violations of the Conflict of Interest Act, and the RCMP would be looking at a threshold of potential violations of criminal law, so they would be looking at it with a different lens.

It is entirely up to the RCMP whether they pursue preliminary investigations, fact-finding, final investigations or move on to laying of charges. That's their job.

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