Stewardship of public trust a foundational block of our duties as Parliamentarians

In the 43rd Parliament under a minority government, we have an opportunity for collaboration across party lines to strengthen national institutions and to return the ethical pendulum to equilibrium, a position of adherence and restraint.

The West Block, which is now the temporary home of the House Chamber for at least the next 10 years due to massive renovations in the Centre Block. There is much work to be done because Canadians need and deserve to have confidence that MPs are serving the national interest, that their activities are transparent, and that government is open by default, writes Conservative MP Michael Barrett. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY CONSERVATIVE MP MICHAEL BARRETT

January 20, 2020

The steady degradation of public confidence in national institutions is something that I hear about from my constituents. Since my appointment as the shadow minister for ethics, I regularly hear from Canadians across the country about their concern for the trajectory of Canada. This erosion in publi...

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