Ethics Probe Demanded for Champagne Over Partner's Rail Role

0:00Conservatives are pushing for an ethics probe into finance minister Francois Philippe Champagne over his partner's role at Alto, the company's nagging, big federal cash for high-speed rail. She's been vice president of Environment There since August 2025, and the latest budget he tabled includes over 100 million. Dollars for the project, that budget funding has sparked the fire, with opposition saying Champagne's votes and defenses in Parliament could benefit his partner's employer, directly. Conservative ethics critic Michael Barrett fired off a letter, Tuesday to the ethics commissioner, demanding a full check on whether rules got bent. Prime Minister Mark Carney jumped into back champagne, telling reporters in Brampton, Ontario, that the minister notified the ethics office and stepped back from Alto dealings. Carney's stress cabinet spouses got a E2, and this rail gig could pump $35 billion into the economy while creating $50,000. Jobs. Turns out Champagne set up an unpublished conflict filter for Alto,

1:03back on September 10, 2025, run by his top staff to avoid any. With of trouble, his public ethics filing skipped it entirely, only mentioning a screen for his dad's company. Ethics commissioner's office hasn't weighed in yet, but this spat highlights how tight those lines are between family ties and public dole watch for. The watchdogs next move. You've been listening to Calvary News today, AI-powered local news.