Marie Chapman, director and CEO of the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 in Halifax, has announced that she is stepping away from the role immediately.

The move follows a scathing report released this week by the federal integrity commissioner that called Chapman out over “serious breaches” of both the public sector ethics code and the code of conduct of her own museum.

In an statement shared with National Post, Cynthia Price Verreault, chair of the museum’s board of trustees, said: “The Board is treating this matter with the utmost urgency and focus. We accept the Commissioner’s findings and are taking action immediately, working in partnership with government.”

She added: “In early December as the Board was gaining a better understanding of the report, (it) confirmed CEO Mari

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