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UPDATE: Trudeau defends Jamaica trip as ethics watchdog’s testimony sought

Trudeau’s office said prime minister’s family staying at location owned by family friends at no cost
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The House ethics committee is set to meet today to discuss if a probe should be launched over Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent holiday vacation to Jamaica. Trudeau arrives to speak at a breakfast with members of the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal, in Montreal, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

A House of Commons committee intends to seek testimony from the federal ethics watchdog on rules regarding gifts, vacations and travel as controversy swirls around Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent trip to Jamaica.

Members of Parliament on the Commons ethics committee agreed to invite interim commissioner Konrad von Finckenstein to testify at the earliest opportunity once the House comes back from a winter break at the end of the month.

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