Money scandals irk Canadians more, but ethics a grey area, says UVic Prof. Bryden

‘Canadians do tend to be, when it comes to these matters of morality, less morally traditional,’ agreed Concordia University’s Nick Ruderman.

The story around the SNC-Lavalin affair and the inappropriate pressure applied to former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould, pictured prior to testifying at a House Justice Committee meeting on Feb. 27, is not yet a true political scandal, by history professor Penny Bryden’s calculations.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY PALAK MANGAT

September 11, 2019

Canadian voters have consistently been more upset with misspent dollars than any other political shenanigans that have been at the heart of political scandals in Ottawa since Confederation, says one historian, but experts remain split on just how strongly scandals that...

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