MPs need to stop changing their unethical ethics code behind closed doors

The public has a clear right to know how each MP is voting on any proposed changes, and whether the committee is even having a serious discussion of the many unethical flaws and loopholes in their ethics code.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters before the Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on Feb. 16. When governments, political parties, and politicians see that the media does not think an issue or policy-making process is newsworthy, they know they will face little public accountability for making bad decisions, writes Duff Conacher.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY DUFF CONACHER

April 6, 2022

What’s the most important set of rules for MPs’ decision-making and relations with their staff, lobbyists, and voters? Don’t know the answer? That’s not surprising because no one wants to talk about these rules much, including the media who have only mentioned them in a dozen or so articles ...

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