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

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

March 19th, 2024 / 11:15 a.m.

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

I think I've said that. What I would point out to you parliamentarians is that there are issues of ethics and behaviour and conduct that do not rise to the law of criminal penalties.

That is why you—Parliament—created other laws and other independent bodies to deal with them. That is why you—Parliament—created the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner and the Commissioner of Lobbying, and allocated about $25 million to those three bodies. Sometimes those bodies complete a case and refer an issue to the police; most of the time they do not.

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