A parliamentary committee voted Tuesday to examine a recent ethicsruling against International Trade Minister Mary Ng.
Conservative ethics critic Michael Barrett presented a motion proposing a study at the House of Commons ethics committee, saying Canadians deserve a full accounting of what transpired.
The motion passed by consensus, with the study to take place over two meetings.
It follows a ruling by the federal ethics commissioner in December that Ng violated the Conflict of Interest Act when her office awarded a $17,000 contract to a friend.
The Opposition Conservatives lodged the initial complaint and pounced on the finding against Ng as an example of the Liberals doling out deals to party insiders—a suggestion Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government rebuffs….