University of Ottawa and Mary Dawson

Justin Trudeau: Conacher, a visiting professor at the University of Ottawa, pointed to the guidance the prime minister issued to cabinet in November: ministers should avoid situations that have even the potential to involve conflicts of interest. And he called on ethics commissioner Mary Dawson to demand to see records of the prime minister communications with his brother Alexandre, a filmmaker with a fervent interest in global politics, according to Huffington Post Canada. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves a media availability in Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, March. 2, 2016. "It a situation that should be monitored," Conacher said Wednesday. Trudeau should publicly recuse himself from involvement in the file, said Duff Conacher, a founder of Ottawa-based Democracy Watch. Harkat, a former gas-station attendant, was taken into custody more than 13 years ago on suspicion of being an al-Qaida sleeper agent — an accusation he denies. Harkat, 47, fears he will be tortured if sent back to his homeland. The federal government has been trying to deport the Algerian refugee on a national security certificate, a seldom-used tool for removing non-citizens suspected of extremism or espionage. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.