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The man recommended to become Alberta’s next ethics commissioner has ties to the United Conservative Party, the Opposition NDP said Wednesday.
A committee of Members of Parliament recommended Shawn McLeod to the assembly. McLeod is a lawyer who has worked in the private and public sectors, including as deputy minister and special adviser to the deputy minister of the executive council.
According to the NDP, McLeod also tried to become a UCP candidate in a previous election.
“The position of Ethics Commissioner should be someone who is non-partisan,” said NDP MLA Irfan Sabir, “Someone who has no prior political ties to the parties that make up the Alberta government or the opposition.”
Last year, the former ethics commissioner found that Premier Danielle Smith had breached the Conflict of Interest Act following a conversation she had with her justice minister about a high-profile case of COVID-19.
The province decided to replace the ethics commissioner last year after they found Premier Danielle Smith had breached the Conflict of Interest Act.
CTV News Edmonton has reached out to the province for comment.
