Loose rules undermine ethics

Donations of money, property and services continue to corrupt Canadian politics.

by Duff Conacher for Democracy Watch

While representatives of all political parties point accusing fingers at each other, none has focused on cleaning up the "He who pays the piper calls the tune" and "I'll scratch your back if you scratch mine" system that is the basis for many decisions made in Ottawa.

Four years have passed since the law limiting annual donations of money, property and services to federal political parties and riding associations was passed; three years since ethics rules for MPs and senators came into force, and one-year since the Conservatives' so-called "Federal Accountability Act" (FAA) banned any donations from corporations and other organizations and lowered the annual limit on individual donations. Continue reading on the Gaianicity website then return to post a comment.