TORIES SEEK REVIEW OF RCMP STANCE ON PM’S ISLAND HOLIDAYS

The federal Conservatives want the RCMP watchdog to review the police force’s refusal to launch a criminal investigation into whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau broke the law by accepting family vacations on the Aga Khan’s private Caribbean island. In a letter to the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP this week, Tory MP Michael Barrett says there are

troubling elements the commission is well placed to investigate. Last May, Conservative MP Peter Kent asked RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki to begin a probe, saying a thorough investigation should be conducted to reassure Canadians about the integrity of government. Lucki replied in August that the RCMP could not productively pursue a criminal investigation.