After several months of almost daily reports that Liberal MP's attend
Liberal Party fundraising events, it's astonishing that only 62% of
Canadians disapprove.
(http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/majority-of-canadians-surveyed-object-to-liberals-cash-for-access-fundraisers/article33294902/)
Of course, the per-vote public funding of political parties was also
widely disliked, and the Conservative government received plaudits from
-- among others -- the Globe's editors for doing away with it.
Apparently we all insist on a responsive, responsible government that
does what it promises and also does what we want it to, but we don't
approve paying for the politics that make this possible.
This is one circle that cannot be squared, and Jean Chretien was
correct. Stop the fundraisers; bring back public financing of political
parties.
Published in the Globe, December 14, 2016
Monday, December 12, 2016
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