Trudeau's Jamaica trip cleared, but MPs move to restrict sponsored travel gifts for officials
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Trudeau's holiday trip to Jamaica was cleared by the interim ethics commissioner since it was a gift from a longtime family friend.
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The ethics commissioner told MPs that the rules allow MPs to accept free trips and gifts from friends and family.
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MPs voted to recommend prohibiting sponsored travel and allowing only 2 taxpayer-funded international trips per year.
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The commissioner said decisions on ethics rules are up to Parliament, though he personally favors banning sponsored travel.
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An ethics watchdog group praised the effort to end sponsored travel but said other ethics loopholes also need closing.