Publishing MPs’ legal fees paid by House could help stop sexual misconduct from being ‘brushed under the carpet’: May

The Board of Internal Economy has to find the right balance between disclosure and protecting privacy, says NDP rep Peter Julian.

Clockwise from top left, Green Party leader Elizabeth May, NDP House leader Peter Julian, Fisheries and Oceans Minister Dominic LeBlanc and House Speaker Geoff Regan. Ms. May says the Board of Internal Economy, chaired by Mr. Regan, should be more transparent about which MPs are getting their legal expenses covered. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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BY CHARELLE EVELYN

January 17, 2018

Transparency over what the House shells out for MPs who face legal challenges could be a viable tool in the fight to stem sexual harassment on the Hill, but former members of the Commons Board of Internal Economy and taxpayers’ advocates caution that revealing too much information could do more ha...

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