Second Director of Federal Green Fund Faces Ethics Probe

Published on December 11, 2023

Canada’s Ethics Commissioner has launched a second review into a board member of a federal green fund who approved COVID-19 relief payments to a company he has interests in. In a Dec. 8 letter, Interim Ethics Commissioner Konrad von Finckenstein said he would examine the actions of Guy Ouimet as board director of Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC). The SDTC, an arms-length federal entity investing in green technologies, is embattled following whistleblower complaints earlier this year alleging mismanagement and conflicts of interest within the leadership Mr. von Finckenstein’s letter was addressed to Conservative MP Michael Barrett, who asked that Mr. Ouimet be investigated....

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