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One of 3 Tories who were recovered by the morals commissioner to person violated the struggle of involvement instrumentality has been stripped of his professional duties successful the aftermath of a study from the province's morals commissioner.
Former curate successful Stefanson authorities apologizes, loses professional duties but volition stay successful PC caucus
Steve Lambert · The Canadian Press
· Posted: May 22, 2025 6:58 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hr ago
A Manitoba Progressive Conservative has been stripped of his professional duties successful the aftermath of a study from the province's morals commissioner.
Jeff Wharton is 1 of 3 Tories who were recovered by the morals commissioner this week to person violated the struggle of involvement instrumentality successful pushing for a silica soil mine.
The study says Wharton, erstwhile premier Heather Stefanson and erstwhile lawman premier Cliff Cullen tried to get support for the task aft the Tories mislaid the 2023 predetermination but earlier the incoming NDP authorities was sworn in.
Wharton, the MLA for Red River North, has apologized and said helium accepts the report's findings, which see thousands of dollars successful fines.
Progressive Conservative Leader Obby Khan says Wharton volition stay successful caucus but has been removed arsenic professional for business, mining, commercialized and occupation creation.
Stefanson and Cullen person near politics, and Premier Wab Kinew says determination are inactive galore unanswered questions astir what the erstwhile Tory authorities did.
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