I really don't care what the Ethics Commissioner has to say, or not to say, about how he was to divest himself of any conflicts of interests.  The "Gold Standard" as per the Prime Minister's letter appointing him to the Finance portfolio, was to be BEYOND the appearance of conflict.  As a man of such experience, he just should have known better, and if he didn't, why is he still Minister of Finance?

Either he choose NOT to listen to his BOSS, or is incompetent, and either is the kiss of death for a finance minister for any confidence the PM or Canadians can have in him.

Of ALL the ministry's in government, finance has to be above and beyond reproach, it controls and influences so much of the Canadian economy, and Canadian's financial well being.  And if Morneau is half as smart at running a financial firm as they say he is/was he has really made a unmitigated mess of things.  Which by itself is an offence worthy of walking the plank.