Parliamentary associations could see collective budget rise to $4.5-million

Prospective $1-million hike would return funding to 2012 levels, says Conservative MP Bruce Stanton.

Conservative Senator Salma Ataullahjan, left, attends the 127th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Quebec City in 2012. The House and Senate internal governing bodies are weighing a request to hike funding for the IPU and other interparliamentary associations. Photograph courtesy of the Inter-Parliamentary Union

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BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI

January 25, 2017

Members of a secretive House body have been mulling a $1-million increase in funding for parliamentary associations, as MPs and Senators weigh options to bolster the profile of those groups, including through an enhanced online presence. The prospective hike would push total funding for the asso...

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