The province's Ethics Commissioner says our premier did not violate conflict of interest rules in writing a children's book.
Fort Garry MLA Mark Wasyliw - who was kicked out of the NDP caucus last year and now sits as an independent - alleged that Kinew submitted his children’s book, “An Anishinaabe Christmas,” to Penguin Random House after he became premier in 2023, breaching conflict of interest rules.
But Jeffrey Schnoor dismissed that complaint, saying the book was submitted before Kinew’s NDP formed government, and that all conflict of interest conditions in the act were respected.
The act does allow ministers to engage in prohibited activities, provided exceptions are made.
Schnoor said he granted an exemption after a postelection meeting, in which Kinew discussed his ownership of Grey Cloud Media and his work as an author.
