Ethics Committee Votes Against Having Whistleblower Testify on Federal Green Fund

Liberal and New Democrat MPs dismissed the Conservative motion by a 6 to 4 vote.

Conservative MP Michael Barrett rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on June 15, 2021. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

The House of Commons ethics committee has voted against inviting a whistleblower to testify on insider dealing at Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC), a federal foundation that finances green technologies and was recently suspended following allegations of misconduct.

Conservative MP Michael Barrett on Nov. 22 had asked the ethics committee to invite the whistleblower who first reported mismanagement at the foundation to appear. Liberal and New Democrat MPs dismissed the motion by a 6 to 4 vote, as first covered by Blacklock’s Reporter.