Bruce Carson, a former senior aide to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, arrives for the start of his influence peddling trial at the courthouse in Ottawa, Canada September 14, 2015. REUTERS/Chris Wattie
OTTAWA (Reuters) - A former aide to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper went on trial for influence-peddling on Monday, adding to the scandal that has helped undermine the ruling Conservatives ahead of an October election.
Bruce Carson, who worked as a policy advisor from 2006 to 2008, is charged with improperly lobbying the federal Indian Affairs ministry in 2010 and 2011 over the proposed sale of a water filtration system to an aboriginal group.
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