eight days after the speeding incident and the trial was therefore held within the 18-month limit. Ethics commissioner's ruling of conflict of interest In April 2017, Canada's ethics commissioner found that Toews had broken the Conflict of Interest Act by providing advice and meeting public officials on behalf of the Peguis First Nation for the Kapyong Barracks land transfer issue. In 2007, Toews, then President of the Treasury Board, had approved the transfer of the barracks to the Canada Lands Company. The Peguis First Nation, among others, filed suit against the government and named Toews as a respondent. Toews was barred by the Conflict of Interest Act from acting for any other party in the case as a formerly involved cabinet minister. Toews also breached the two-year cooling off period for public office holders by consulting for Norway House Cree Nation through his wife's company. After receiving a private complaint, the Canadian Judicial Council, announced that it would review Toew's actions. Toews challenged the ethics commissioner's finding to the Federal Court of Canada, which prompted the judicial council to suspend its review pending the outcome of the challenge. Toews then suspended his challenge in November 2017, saying that he wanted the judicial council proceedings to be resolved as soon as possible. Electoral record Federal Provincial Note: A subsequent investigation by Elections Manitoba found that Toews overspent by $7,500 in the 1999 campaign. All electoral information is taken from Elections Canada and Elections Manitoba. Provincial election expenditures refer to individual candidate expenses. Italicized expenditures refer to submitted totals, and are presented when the final reviewed totals are not available. References External links @ToewsVic Tweets 1952 births Living people Canadian Alliance MPs Judges in Manitoba Canadian Mennonites Conservative Party of Canada MPs Politicians from Winnipeg Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba MLAs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Manitoba Paraguayan emigrants to Canada Members of the Executive Council of Manitoba University of Manitoba alumni University of Winnipeg alumni People from Boquerón Department Members of the 28th Canadian Ministry Canadian King's Counsel Robson Hall alumni