A gag on MPs? No-comment period for MP ethics complaints extended

While Democracy Watch co-founder Duff Conacher is bothered by a recent change to the MP conflict code, Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux welcomes it as ‘healthy’ for democracy.

MPs take part in an orientation session in the House of Commons Chamber on Dec. 3, 2019. Earlier this year, a suite of changes were made to the MP conflict of interest code, affecting the ability of MPs to speak about complaints filed with the federal ethics commissioner's office.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

July 10, 2023

A change made to their conflict of interest code means MPs are now barred from publicly discussing complaints filed with the federal conflict of interest and ethics commissioner’s office until after a preliminary review has been completed, even to announce that a request f...

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