MPs accuse Champagne of voting on high-speed rail despite conflict

Duff Conacher, co-founder of Democracy Watch, which advocates for democratic reform, said he doesn’t see this particular situation as a major conflict because the government had already committed to the high-speed rail project before Champagne’s spouse was hired. There’s also been no evidence presented that either Champagne or his spouse, Anne-Marie Gaudet, benefitted directly from the budget bill or other votes.

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Ticket sites accuse Ontario government of botching resale law rollout

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two ticket-reselling platforms named by Ontario for allegedly breaking its strict rules are pushing back, accusing the Ford government of botching the implementation of the new system. Stubhub and Seatgeek, two resale sites, were added to Ontario’s consumer beware list for allegedly allowing the sale of tickets…

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