Fix ‘disconnect’ that leaves parliamentary secretaries out of political-fundraising rules, say Senators

Parliamentary secretaries are ‘closely associated to the exercise of power,’ says Sen. Serge Joyal, who wants to see them covered in the bill's new transparency rules.
Liberal Senator Serge Joyal, right, who served as parliamentary secretary from 1980 to 1981, says MPs serving in that role should be regulated by rules in the political financing bill, C-50.
Despite their proximity to decision-making, parliamentary secretaries aren’t covered by the government’s bill regulating political fundraisers—a “loophole” a Liberal Senator who is a former parliamentary secretary says should be addressed in Bill C-50. After two weeks of study, the Senate...

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