Ethics Committee to Be Recalled This Week to Probe Trudeau’s Jamaica Trip

A joint statement issued by Tory and Bloc MPs says there are ’serious questions’ to be answered on whether the prime minister’s trip violated ethics laws.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at a housing announcement in Guelph, Ont., on Jan. 12, 2024.The Canadian Press/Frank Gunn

MPs are recalling the ethics committee to probe Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Jamaica vacation, citing concerns about the changing statements from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on how the trip was funded.

“Serious questions have been raised over the prime minister’s trip to Jamaica and if it breaks Canada’s ethics law,” reads a joint statement signed by Conservative MPs Michael Barrett, Jacques Gourde, and Damien Kurek, and Bloc Québécois MP René Villemure. “These questions are rooted in the changing stories the Prime Minister’s Office has provided on who paid for the vacation.”