OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's independent ethics commissioner on Thursday launched a conflict-of-interest investigation into Finance Minister Bill Morneau for his part in selecting a charity his daughter works for to run a multibillion dollar student grant program.
Morneau, who has been leading the government's economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic, joined a cabinet vote picking WE Charity Canada to administer a C$900 million (529.75 million pounds) program. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the grants on June 25, but the charity backed out about a week later.
