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The new government House leader is defending Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s free stay at a Jamaican resort, saying he followed the rules in accepting the benefit.
Steven MacKinnon spoke to the issue today after he was sworn in at Rideau Hall. He replaces Karina Gould, who has gone on maternity leave.
Pressed on the issue, the Liberal MP from Quebec told journalists that Trudeau followed all the rules regarding such a gift, consulted the ethics commissioner and had his travel plans preapproved.
“The Prime Minister has acted transparently and in respect of all of the rules,” he said. “I think that everything was followed to the letter.”
