‘Pay-for-access’ fundraisers: Liberal MP opens door to changing Conflict of Interest Act, NDP may table own bill

Liberal MP Joël Lightbound accuses the opposition of attempting to use the controversy to score cheap political points.

Liberal MP Joël Lightbound said he believes studying the Conflict of Interest Act, and potential amendments, would be something the House Access to Information, Privacy, and Ethics Committee might be interested in pursuing.The Hill Times photograph by Marco Vigliotti

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BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI

November 2, 2016

As the barrage of criticism of the Liberals for so-called pay-for-access fundraisers continues, one Liberal MP says the House Ethics Committee may be interested in studying changes to the Conflict of Interest Act, while the NDP's ethics critic says the party is considering proposing its own chan...

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