The ethics and professional conduct commissioner has launched an investigation into the province’s justice minister, Simon Jolin-Barrette, concerning a possible conflict of interest in his appointment of a judge to the Quebec court. The investigation alleges that “the ties of friendship between the Minister of Justice and Judge Charles-Olivier Gosselin are proven and known,” and that the appointment was influenced by this friendship to the detriment of other candidates. Jolin-Barrette has been informed of the investigation and is co-operating with the commissioner.

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