The Conflict of Interest Code is different from the Conflict of Interest Act and Trudeau may yet face a separate inquiry under the Act. President Donald Trump and his only media availability occurred before Scheer received the letter from Dawson. Having finished her preliminary investigation, Dawson wrote to Scheer Monday to say, “based on the information contained in the (complaint) and the response, I have determined an inquiry under the Code is warranted.” Trudeau’s response was apparently not enough for Dawson. Scheer received a notice Monday from Dawson’s office telling him that Trudeau had provided her office with a response to his complaint. Under the conflict of interest code, MPs are permitted to accept gifts “received as a normal expression of courtesy or protocol, or within the customary standards of hospitality that normally accompany the (MP)’s position.”
Trudeau has admitted to another similar vacation in 2014, before he was prime minister but when he was an MP. When questioned in Parliament or by reporters about the trip, Trudeau has defended his actions, saying the Aga Khan is a close family friend. In Trudeau’s first budget, last year, the foundation received $55 million for a project in Afghanistan.
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