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What can the Ethics Commissioner do about breaches by Members?
If a Member has not complied with the Conflicts of Interest Act provisions, the Ethics Commissioner can do the following:

• In the case of an investigation about a Member, the Ethics Commissioner must report the findings of the investigation to the Legislative Assembly and can recommend to the Legislative Assembly that a sanction be imposed on the Member. However, in the end, it is the Legislative Assembly that decides whether the Member has complied with the legislation, whether to impose any sanction on the Member and, if so, what type of sanction to impose.
• Where a Member has not filed his/her disclosure or direct associates return on time, the Ethics Commissioner can impose an administrative penalty on the Member. The maximum amount of the penalty that can be imposed is $500.

The Ethics Commissioner does not have the power to:

• Remove a Member or require a Member to resign.
• Stop the introduction, development, passage or defeat of a bill, resolution or legislative proposal in the Legislative Assembly.
• Otherwise control or direct the proceedings in the Legislative Assembly.
• Stop the Government from developing, amending, enacting, implementing or terminating any legislation, orders in council, ministerial orders, regulations, guidelines, directives, programs, or policies.

http://www.ethicscommissioner.ab.ca/

Well that's rather toothless. And because it says "must report to the L.A." I presume that means we won't hear the result until after the election? And now the media can't ask her any questions on it? Gee, did she refer herself to the commissioner?