The office of Parliament’s “ethics” commissioner has become a bad, sad joke. But the “new” relationship between the RCMP and Public Safety Minister Vic Toews is alarming for a First-World democracy.
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(English) Trudeau’s speaking fees situation shows need for clear rules on MPs jobs, income and ethics — CBC.ca
The debate over Justin Trudeau’s speaking fees has raised questions about what MPs and senators should be allowed to earn on top of their parliamentary incomes.
(English) Trudeau’s speaking fees situation shows need for clear rules on MPs jobs, income and ethics — Huffington Post
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(English) Proposal for blanket secrecy by federal Conservative government dangerously undemocratic – all information must be publicly available unless legitimate privacy/security concern — CTV News
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(English) Federal whistleblower law full of loopholes and commissioner is a lapdog, immediate changes needed to protect whistleblowers and Canadians — Calgary Herald
As the world wrestles with the hero-or-traitor conundrum posed by ex-CIA technician Edward Snowden and his bombshell revelations about U.S. government surveillance of citizens’ email and phone traffic, longtime promoters of the whistle-blowing movement — a now-global phenomenon launched by American political activist Ralph Nader in 1971 — are defending the informant ethic as a noble instinct and a crucial check on corruption, corporate malfeasance, excessive secrecy and other abuses of power in modern democracies.
(English) Group believes Ethics Commissioner and Senate Ethics Officer should have found Nigel Wright and Senator Duffy guilty two weeks ago for secret payment
(English) Large majority of Canadians want rules restricting party leaders power to control politicians — here’s how it could be done
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(English) PMO/PCO dodging ATI request for number of times Ethics Commissioner has contacted them since 2007 – raises questions about independence as Ethics Commissioner investigates Nigel Wright
(English) News of motion to call Auditor General to audit all senators sounds good, but it must be a full audit and law of Parliament changed to require this yearly for all politicians
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(English) Senate Ethics Officer is a lapdog, is under the control of a committee of Senators — key changes needed to make office independent, effective — Canada.com
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