House Ethics Committee open to looking at federal political parties in probe on global online data abuse scandal

Federal parties aren’t covered by privacy laws that regulate federal agencies and corporations, something the privacy commissioner and others say needs to change in light of the Facebook data abuse scandal.

NDP MP Charlie Angus, pictured speaking with reporters before Question Period on Feb. 11, said he wants to call whistleblower Christopher Wylie and others to testify before the House Ethics Committee.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY JOLSON LIM

April 2, 2018

Members of the House Ethics Committee are open to studying how federal political parties are using online personal information as part of an upcoming probe of the explosive Facebook data-mining scandal, which could see key player...

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