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Author: Matteo Cimellaro
Publication Date: April 8, 2026 - 12:04

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Deputy minister broke conflict of interest rules by hiring university peer: ethics watchdog

April 8, 2026
The government's ethics watchdog has found that Christine Fox, the Department of National Defence's top civilian official, broke conflict of interest rules by hiring a university peer. Read More


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