Ethics commission asked if d’Entremont’s floor-crossing violated MP conflict of interest code

Democracy Watch has asked the ethics commissioner if Acadie-Annapolis MP Chris d’Entremont violated the conflict of interest code for members of the House of Commons. Article content

D’Entremont left the Conservative caucus to join the Liberals on Nov. 4. Article content

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“Floor-crossing is a fundamental violation of the right of voters to make an informed choice when voting, and the dishonesty and lack of integrity that is at the core of floor-crossing is a clear violation of the code of conduct for MPs,” Duff Conacher, co-founder of Democracy Watch, said in a Nov. 14 new release. “The question is, will the ethics commissioner do anything about it, or will he roll over like a lapdog as he has in so many other situations since the Trudeau cabinet c