New cash-for-access rules improve optics, but won’t chase away donors: lobbyists

'I think journalists will quickly tire of going to these things when they find out how friggin’ boring they are,' says lobbyist Tim Powers.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has faced months of pressure over political fundraising events that give donors to the Liberal Party a chance to meet him and his ministers.
The Liberal government’s plan to make partisan fundraisers more transparent won’t discourage people from taking part in so-called cash-for-access events, say Ottawa lobbyists and a Liberal Party donor who have been involved in political fundraisers in the past.

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