Fed Issue #21 - Cash for access and coverup - Openness another dead promise!
Not so much the pay for access... that is just plain sleazy in appearance (Wynne does it all the time too) but the reality is how fund raising is handled by all parties to some degree. How he handled criticism shows Justin's admiration for dictators ... again.
#21 could be the backing away from the election reform (using essentially an illegal immigrant and liar) but that not happening is a good thing I think so...
Liberals avoid scrutiny for contentious cash-for-access fundraisers
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has handed the duty of enforcing new rules for lobbying and political fundraisers to a department that directly reports to him, meaning that exclusive Liberal Party fundraisers with senior cabinet ministers as the prize attraction escape the scrutiny of the ethics commissioner.:whacked:
The Office of Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson told The Globe on Thursday that Ms. Dawson cannot pass judgment on whether Mr. Trudeau’s “Open and Accountable Government” rules were breached because he gave that mandate to the Privy Council Office, the senior bureaucracy that serves the Prime Minister’s Office.:mad:
Throughout this controversy, the Liberals have avoided any mention of the Trudeau rules they once championed, instead dwelling on how their behaviour is in line with provisions of the elections law that cover donation limits.:scream:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...ticle32466321/