The Record
Findings vs Consequences
PM Trudeau — SNC-Lavalin (s.9 COI Act)
Pressured AG to offer DPA. 11 officials named. Ethics Commissioner: contravened Section 9.
Full analysis →PM Trudeau — Aga Khan Trip (s.12 COI Act)
Accepted vacation on private island from registered lobbyist. First PM found in violation.
Christiane Fox — IRCC Hiring (s.9 COI Act)
Improperly influenced hiring of unqualified acquaintance into management role.
Carney appointments →Bill Morneau — WE Charity (s.6, s.21 COI Act)
Failed to recuse from WE Charity decision despite family financial connections.
PM Carney — Brookfield Trust (ongoing)
$6.8M in Brookfield options in non-independent trust. No formal finding yet.
Carney conflicts →The Structural Limitation
The Ethics Commissioner can investigate and find violations. Cannot prosecute. Cannot impose fines. Cannot remove anyone from office. The same structural limitation exists across every oversight body documented on this site: MPCC (military), Procurement Ombudsman (fraud), NSIRA (intelligence), CEIPP (elections). Every oversight body in Canada can investigate and report. None can enforce. The system produces accountability theatre — the appearance of oversight without the substance.