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February 12, 2024 —

Arthur Schafer, an ethics expert, called the CMPA's refusal to say whether it would fund Bissonnette's legal defense “outrageous ethics.”

“The public has a right to know,” said Shafer, founding director of the Center for Professional and Applied Ethics at the University of Manitoba. He said CMPA receives “substantial public dollars” and has a “moral obligation” to be transparent.

Two of the alleged victims in the Bissonnette case were shocked to learn that taxpayer dollars were supporting his legal defense.

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