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Alberta ethics commissioner Marguerite Trussler has cleared United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney and his colleague Prasad Panda, MLA for Calgary-Foothills, of any wrongdoing in their recent trip to India.

New Democrat caucus chairwoman Heather Sweet, MLA for Edmonton-Manning, lodged a formal complaint in September, noting concerns about private aircraft travel.

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Sweet also had a problem with Kenney’s public comments about Reliance Industries — in which Panda owns shares — and questioned whether Panda used his connections to facilitate a visit to the Reliance refinery in India to further his own private interests.

Although she understood why Sweet had concerns, Trussler wrote, her report closed with a warning.

“In the future, it would be appreciated if those requesting an investigation did not post the request to social media before I have the courtesy of receiving the request,” Trussler wrote.