The requests come in the wake of a Star investigation that looked into Rombout's time working for the provincial Ministry of Mines, where he directed bureaucrats at multiple ministries on how to advance a mining project, and his subsequent move the private sector.
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Internal documents raise questions on whether Kevin Rombout's move violated ethics law, an allegation that the province and the mining company deny.
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Ontario’s integrity commissioner is being asked to investigate a former Ford government staffer’s move to a mining company whose project he helped advance while working for the province in 2024.
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Amid questions about whether Kevin Rombout’s move violated an ethics law, both Ontario and the mining company say the rules were followed.www.thestar.com
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Internal documents raise questions on whether Kevin Rombout's move violated ethics law, an allegation that the province and the mining company deny.
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Internal documents raise questions on whether Kevin Rombout's move violated ethics law, an allegation that the province and the mining company deny.
