Liberal fundraiser raising a stink with opposition

The Liberals are haunted by the decade they spent taking a thumping at the hands of the Conservatives in quarterly fundraising tallies. But what's toxic to Trudeau's credibility is the way he combines the two projects, hobnobbing and fundraising.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau could meet all the swells he wants, as long as he doesn't charge admission. In the meantime, he and his ministers do what he bragged they wouldn't. A classic case of promising more than he feels like delivering.
Justin Trudeau's government was three weeks old when his office released ethics guidelines for cabinet ministers. Trudeau was eager for everyone to notice. "We will uphold the highest standards of integrity and impartiality both in our public and private affairs," Trudeau said in the accompanying ...

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