Vic Toews switched sides on a deal he made as minister
He left cabinet on 9 July 2013. On 30 September and 1 October, his wife's company was paid by the lawyers for one First Nation and by another First Nation he had dealt with as a minister. The Ethics Commissioner found he broke the conflict law twice. By then he was a judge.
Exhibit 1Document · Conflict of Interest and Ethics CommissionerOn 30 September 2013, after he left office on 9 July, the lawyers for Peguis paid two retainers of $10,500 each to his wife's company. The first was marked "JVG", for a Peguis joint venture with the Manitoba Jockey Club; the second "K", for Kapyong. The document is dated 2017-04-21.What it shows: The Toews Report, made under the Conflict of Interest Act, Kapyong Barracks, retainers. The marked words read: “The second retainer is marked “K,” which appears to refer to the Kapyong matter.”The Toews Report, made under the Conflict of Interest Act, Kapyong Barracks, retainers, page 29. Read 2026-10-16. Open the document ↗.
Vic Toews, MP for Provencher 2000 to 2013; Minister of Justice, President of the Treasury Board, then Minister of Public Safety, 2006 to 2013
On 23 November 2007, Vic Toews, as President of the Treasury Board, approved the transfer of the Kapyong Barracks land in Winnipeg to the Canada Lands Company, to be sold. Treaty One First Nations, the Peguis First Nation among them, went to court, saying Ottawa had not consulted them. The Federal Court agreed and set the transfer aside.
Exhibit 2Document · National DefenceIn 2019 the government agreed to sell most of the Kapyong land to the Treaty One First Nations. The document is dated 2019-08-30.Former Kapyong Barracks, news release, 30 August 2019. Read 2026-10-16. Open the document ↗.
Paid to the numbered company, 30 September and 1 October 2013
Two retainers from Peguis's lawyers and one from Norway House, paid after he left cabinet on 9 July 2013.
Exhibit 3Document · Conflict of Interest and Ethics CommissionerThe numbered company's invoice describes his work on 5 November 2013 as "Review documents, prepare amendments". The document is dated 2017-04-21.What it shows: The Toews Report, made under the Conflict of Interest Act, Kapyong Barracks, invoice from the numbered company, page 25. The marked passage is the one the caption describes.The Toews Report, made under the Conflict of Interest Act, Kapyong Barracks, invoice from the numbered company, page 25, page 31. Read 2026-10-16. Open the document ↗.
