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Justin Trudeau's Conflict Of Interest Case Study

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Prime Minister’s Problem: Justin Trudeau’s Conflict of Interest
A free private vacation to the Bahamas with your family and friends, sounds almost too good to be true, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently found this out first hand. After returning from his luxurious holiday on Aga Khan’s private Bahamas island in January 2017, the media outlets were booming with many articles criticizing his actions and divulging the public with the Conflict of Interest Act. One passage in particular had many people in a frenzy, “Rule 12 in the Act states, “No minister of the Crown, minister of state or parliamentary secretary, no member of his or her family and no ministerial adviser or ministerial staff shall accept travel on non-commercial chartered …show more content…

It certainly could. However, the Prime Minister has a vast amount of time and opportunity to apologize and make up for a simple avoidable mistake. In addition, Trudeau now has the information and knowledge to prevent making related mistakes in the future. Now, it is worth noting that this report is not in any way questioning Justin Trudeau’s Prime Ministerial ability or saying he should not be the Prime Minister of Canada; however, what should be captured is the potential severity that a conflict of interest issue can cause. Because Justin Trudeau and Aga Khan have association, this creates the perfect scenario for political bribery, such as a free vacation, in exchange for future political consideration. Justin Trudeau must recognize his position as Prime Minister of Canada and take responsibility and establish a boundary between his role as Prime Minister and his personal life outside Parliament Hill. Justin Trudeau is the Prime Minister of Canada twenty-four hours a day and everywhere he goes. It is imperative he separates his personal life from his responsibilities as Prime Minister. Even if his “friends” and colleagues want to provide him a complimentary service, it is a service he must respectfully

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