Liberal political financing bill moves ahead, after opposition amendments voted down

Proposed opposition amendments to increase penalties under Bill C-50 and expand it to include parliamentary secretaries and staff were voted down at committee.

Federal Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson arrives at the Procedure and House Affairs Committee on Oct. 17. The committee made fast work of its study of Bill C-50, which seeks to introduce changes Ms. Dawson lauded as 'beneficial,' completing clause-by-clause considerations last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

October 23, 2017

The Liberal government’s political financing bill, C-50, is moving ahead, having passed the committee stage with only technical amendments made, but Conservatives remain steadfast in opposition, calling the proposed changes “window dressing.” “There was a practice which Canadians didn’t a...

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