Trudeau defends trip to Jamaica as Opposition calls on ethics commissioner to testify

OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says all rules were followed for his recent holiday vacation to Jamaica, as the Opposition pushes to have the ethics commissioner appear before parliamentarians to answer questions about the trip. At a special meeting of the House of Commons ethics committee Wednesday, Liberal MPs said they weren’t opposed to the idea of inviting acting commissioner Konrad von Finckenstein to testify. × Already a Subscriber? Sign in You are logged in Switch accounts But they said they want his appearance to include a detailed explanation of the travel rules that are laid out in the Conflict of Interest Act. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Liberal MP Mona Fortier said that any probe into the…