Internal Economy Board to make public cost of legal fees paid out for MPs, extend coverage to staff for harassment cases

The changes were made as the House continues to tackle harassment on the Hill. Its updated policy will see the quarterly disclosure of how much money is being shelled out for MPs’ legal costs and how many requests for funding were made.

House of Commons law clerk Phillippe Dufresne, left, introduced an updated policy Thursday for the Board of Internal Economy’s handling of MP legal fees. He's pictured with NDP House leader Ruth Ellen Brosseau, a member of the board, at today's meeting. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY CHARELLE EVELYN

March 1, 2018

The amount of money the House of Commons pays out to cover MP legal fees is set to be made public regularly, and the House will pay for legal costs of not only MPs but also staff if their harassment claim is substantiated, the House Board of Internal Economy decided today. The board, which handles ...

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