Conservatives Demand to Know If Prime Minister Used ‘Loophole’ to Avoid Fraud Charges

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OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is still being dogged by questions about family vacations six years ago at the Aga Khan’s private island in the Bahamas. In question period Tuesday, interim Opposition leader Candice Bergen demanded to know if he used his authority as prime minister to grant himself permission to accept the gifts. A provision of the Criminal Code says government officials can’t accept gifts from someone who has dealings with the government unless they’re given written consent by the head of their branch of government, which in this case would be the prime minister. Internal RCMP documents show the force considered opening a fraud investigation after details of the trip came to light, but cite numerous reasons why it did not, including the fact that neither Parliament nor the ethics commissioner chose to refer the case to police. ...

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