Cash-for-access
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Nova Scotia NDP raises questions over $750 fee to join Liberal fundraising clubNDP Leader Gary Burrill is questioning whether paying $750 to attend the Angus L. Club amounts to cash for access.PoliticsOct 12, 2017
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BC NDP and Greens defend taxpayer ‘allowance’ to ban big moneyThe NDP had promised prior to the election that a subsidy would not be involved in their efforts to get big money out of politics.PoliticsSep 19, 2017
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B.C. NDP introduce legislation to ban big money in politics, includes corporate and union donation banThe B.C. NDP government is expected to table its campaign finance reform bill in the Legislature today.PoliticsSep 18, 2017
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BC Liberals introduce finance reform legislation, NDP to follow suit next weekEven though the BC NDP says they will be introducing finance reform legislation next week, the Liberal opposition isn't waiting.PoliticsSep 13, 2017
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Registered to lobby Justin Trudeau? You can still make it into his ‘cash-for-access’ eventsMore than half a dozen lobbyists were on guest lists for Justin Trudeau's fundraisers in Montreal and Vancouver – some specifically registered to lobby the prime minister and his office.PoliticsJul 12, 2017
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Justin Trudeau lobbied at recent fundraising event, critics raise flags about new rulesTwo guests at the May event reveal the fundamental problems with this method of fundraising - people willing to pay will get face time with the prime minister, the Conservatives say.PoliticsJul 4, 2017
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Controversial fundraising lunch for Mayor Naheed Nenshi scrubbed over ‘mischaracterization’An election campaign fundraiser for Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi has been abruptly cancelled after concerns it could give the appearance of influence peddling.PoliticsJun 26, 2017
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Legislation to ban private cash-for-access fundraisers to be introduced in ParliamentJustin Trudeau signalled the introduction of such a bill in January.PoliticsMay 31, 2017
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Justin Trudeau’s trip to Aga Khan’s private island under investigation by ethics watchdogEthics Commissioner Mary Dawson has opened an investigation related to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's vacation on a spiritual leader's private Caribbean island.CanadaFeb 13, 2017
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Premier defends exclusive dinner at Okanagan wineryB.C. Premier Christy Clark is defending an expensive and exclusive fundraising dinner at an Okanagan winery Thursday night...Jan 27, 2017
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