Ethics commissioner opens investigation into Gaétan Barrette

The ethics commissioner for the National Assembly, Ariane Mignolet, announced Friday she has begun an investigation into Health Minister Gaétan Barrette at the request of Parti Québécois MNA Diane Lamarre.
The request comes after an investigation by Radio-Canada’s Enquête about a series of decisions by Barrette apparently taken against the advice of his staff and experts.
The report alleges that a pediatric medicine project in Longueuil, which had consensus suppo