曼尼托巴省前部长杰夫沃顿因试图在失去职务后批准一座矿山而面临罚款. Former Manitoba minister Jeff Wharton faces fines for trying to approve a mine after losing office.

马尼托巴前内阁部长Jeff Wharton承认, 在他的政党失去选举后, 他试图争取获得锡里卡沙矿的批准, Former Manitoba cabinet minister Jeff Wharton admitted he tried to push for a silica sand mine approval after his party lost the election, believing he was within his rights. 省道德专员认为这违反了利益冲突法,并建议对Wharton和另外两名Tories高级职员处以罚款。 The provincial ethics commissioner found this violated conflict of interest laws and recommended fines for Wharton and two other senior Tories. 虽然国民民主党政府后来因水质问题而拒绝该矿, Wharton接受了调查结果并道歉, Though the NDP government later rejected the mine due to water quality concerns, Wharton accepted the findings and apologized, but remains in the caucus.