Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson said he’s seen no evidence of a conflict of interest in a major taxpayer-funded loan to a Nova Scotia wind power project.
Robertson made the comments before the House Committee on Transport, Infrastructure, and Communities on April 15, testifying about allegations of conflicts of interest related to a $206 million loan issued by the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) in February for the Mersey River wind project.
He denied there was any wrongdoing in response to opposition statements that many Liberal Party connections were linked to the proposal. Robertson said he wasn’t involved with the CIB’s decision to grant the loan….