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Trudeau Government Accused of Ethics Breach After Pressuring Judge to Resign

By Justin Ling Canada’s opposition made political hay on Tuesday over letters sent from Justin Trudeau’s government to a host of sitting judges, asking that they step down. Those letters may break federal ethics guidelines, and a possible violation of those rules has led to the opposition Conservative Party calling for minister’s head. The controversy amounts to the first ethics scandal of Trudeau’s nascent government, which campaigned heavily on accountability and transparency. Government House Leader Dominic LeBlanc defended himself Tuesday, telling the House of Commons that “writing to a government official about a specific appointment is different than writing to… View Article