MPs on the House of Commons Ethics Committee are scheduled to meet on Wednesday to discuss whether to launch an investigation into the prime minister’s recent vacation to Jamaica.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his family vacationed in Jamaica over the holidays. The PMO said his family was “staying free of charge with friends of his family.”
The PMO did not say exactly where Trudeau and his family were staying on the trip, but it said they were staying at a luxury mansion owned by longtime family friend Peter Green. I’ve vacationed in Jamaica in the past..of national post office The family reported staying at Greene’s residence on a recent trip. CBC News has not independently verified that story.
The House of Commons is currently on winter recess, but Conservative and Bloc Quebecois members on the ethics committee have asked the chamber to investigate whether Trudeau violated ethics rules.
“It’s really important that we know the truth about this,” Conservative ethics critic Michael Barrett said in a video posted to X (formerly Twitter).
Barrett said vacations should be considered gifts with commercial value. Green’s Prospect Estate is renting out villas from USD 1,100 to USD 7,000 per night during the holiday season.
“It is unacceptable for the prime minister to behave in this way,” Barrett said.
The PMO had to do a lot of explaining about the leave. The PMO initially said the family was not staying with family members, but in a place owned by a family friend.
Prior to the trip, the PMO announced that Trudeau’s family would be covering the cost of the vacation. It was later revealed that Prime Minister Trudeau reimbursed the government for the cost of the commercial flight, but that his stay in Jamaica was free.
The PMO said its ethics commissioner was “consulted on these details prior to travel to ensure regulations were complied with.”
The Ethics Commission did not provide details provided by the PMO, but said conflict of interest laws allow public officials to accept gifts and other benefits from friends and relatives without disclosing them. Ta.
A spokesperson for the comptroller’s office said in a statement last week that the comptroller’s office “does not approve or ‘specifically’ regulate leave,” but that the “gift provisions” in both the conflict of interest and ethics rules are in place. It only has the role of ensuring that the country is protected.” continue.
