Regulating influence of wealth on politics: comparing election finances to lobbying
Why does the federal government regulate so tightly election finances, but places no constraint on lobbying expenditures, and does not require they be reported annually?
Recently, there has been some discussion of the increasing concentration of income in the hands of the top one per cent of all recipients in Canada (see Stanbury, The Hill Times, Jan. 10, 2011). However, very little attention been paid to the influence of wealth in politics and public po...
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