Limited ability to issue sanctions leaves ethics czar feeling a “little bit powerless”

Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion, left, is shown here with his counterpart from Newfoundland, Commissioner for Legislative Standards Bruce Chaulk, during the 2018 Canadian Conflict of Interest Network Conference in St. John’s, which was held Sept. 5 to Sept. 7. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commission Twitter account)