Ethics Commissioner Flags Conflict at Sustainable Development and Technology Canada

Ethics Commissioner Flags Conflict at Sustainable Development and Technology Canada
Konrad von Finckenstein poses for a portrait in his office in Gatineau, Que. on Jan. 17, 2012. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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The ethics commissioner says the former chair of a foundation responsible for doling out federal funds for sustainable technology projects failed to recuse herself from decisions that benefited organizations to which she had ties.

Sustainable Development and Technology Canada was abolished last month in response to an auditor general report that cited lapses in the green fund’s handling of public money.