Former Parliamentarians Association seeks cash injection to boost presence, establish mentorship program

CAPF was asked to return to the BOIE with a revised pitch after MPs were reluctant to endorse a four-year plan involving almost $1.6-million in new funding.

Members of Parliament take part in an orientation session in the House of Commons Chamber on Dec. 3, 2019, after that year's federal election. CAPF president Matt DeCourcey says with more funding, the association could do more to help MPs transition in and out of public office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

December 6, 2023

The Canadian Association of Former Parliamentarians is lobbying for a federal cash injection after years of making do with less than $30,000 in guaranteed annual funding.

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