Federal Liberals Have Gone More Than Six Months Without Appointing Ethics Watchdog

Interim public sector integrity commissioner Mario Dion waits to appear before the Commons estimates committee on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Tuesday December 13, 2011. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

The federal government has remained without a conflict-of-interest and ethics watchdog for more than six months—a vacancy that the most recent commissioner says is putting investigations on hold and could allow violations to go unnoticed.

Mario Dion retired in February after serving as the last permanent conflict-of-interest and ethics commissioner.