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During a two-hour ethics committee meeting on Nov. 20, Marc-André Blanchard, Prime Minister Mark Carney's chief of staff, was repeatedly questioned on how the prime minister's ethics screen is implemented. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Blanchard defends Carney’s ethics screen as a ‘rigorous process’

NewsBY MARLO GLASS
  • ‘When Canadians hear that the prime minister has divested, I think what they expect is that there’s been a sale of those controlled assets,’ Conservative MP Michael Barrett told the committee.

Blanchard defends Carney’s ethics screen as a ‘rigorous process’

NewsBY MARLO GLASS
  • ‘When Canadians hear that the prime minister has divested, I think what they expect is that there’s been a sale of those controlled assets,’ Conservative MP Michael Barrett told the committee.
Several MPs and ministers have filed disclosures with the ethics commissioner's office. Prime Minister Mark Carney, Ministers Tim Hodgson, clockwise top left, Dominic LeBlanc, and Mélanie Joly, Conservative MP Kelly McCauley, Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden, and Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

This Parliament’s ethics roundup: blind trusts, recusals, gifts, and more

NewsBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

Hurly-burly nonsense around Carney’s assets is standard politicking—and a shame

  • The noise about the PM’s blind trust can turn people off from politics, particularly those in sectors where they were compensated commensurately for their
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 16, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre knows that this—sadly—is when you start building the narrative of Prime Minister Mark Carney as the wealthy, self-interested, effete leader, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hurly-burly nonsense around Carney’s assets is standard politicking—and a shame

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 16, 2025
  • The noise about the PM’s blind trust can turn people off from politics, particularly those in sectors where they were compensated commensurately for their

Hurly-burly nonsense around Carney’s assets is standard politicking—and a shame

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 16, 2025
  • The noise about the PM’s blind trust can turn people off from politics, particularly those in sectors where they were compensated commensurately for their
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre knows that this—sadly—is when you start building the narrative of Prime Minister Mark Carney as the wealthy, self-interested, effete leader, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate ethics office ‘not keeping up with demand,’ calls for more resources in annual report

  • The first annual report from the new Senate Ethics Officer says the office is struggling with ‘strained’ resources and unable to keep up with
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 13, 2025
The Red Chamber currently seats 103 Senators, just two seats shy of its capacity, after a slate of new Senators were appointed in the last couple of years. This may be putting strain on the office of the Senate Ethics Officer, which says it is having difficulty keeping up with Senator requests. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate ethics office ‘not keeping up with demand,’ calls for more resources in annual report

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 13, 2025
  • The first annual report from the new Senate Ethics Officer says the office is struggling with ‘strained’ resources and unable to keep up with

Senate ethics office ‘not keeping up with demand,’ calls for more resources in annual report

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 13, 2025
  • The first annual report from the new Senate Ethics Officer says the office is struggling with ‘strained’ resources and unable to keep up with
The Red Chamber currently seats 103 Senators, just two seats shy of its capacity, after a slate of new Senators were appointed in the last couple of years. This may be putting strain on the office of the Senate Ethics Officer, which says it is having difficulty keeping up with Senator requests. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lobbying rule changes coming with stricter reporting requirements, says lobbying commissioner

  • The Lobbying Act's 'significant part of duties' threshold—also known as the 20-per-cent rule—needs to go, according to Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 19, 2025
Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger said the 20-per-cent rule in the Lobbying Act is vague, during a May 13 webinar hosted by the Saskatchewan chapter of the Public Affairs Association of Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lobbying rule changes coming with stricter reporting requirements, says lobbying commissioner

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 19, 2025
  • The Lobbying Act's 'significant part of duties' threshold—also known as the 20-per-cent rule—needs to go, according to Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger.

Lobbying rule changes coming with stricter reporting requirements, says lobbying commissioner

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 19, 2025
  • The Lobbying Act's 'significant part of duties' threshold—also known as the 20-per-cent rule—needs to go, according to Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger.
Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger said the 20-per-cent rule in the Lobbying Act is vague, during a May 13 webinar hosted by the Saskatchewan chapter of the Public Affairs Association of Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s ethics pitch more about framing Carney as a ‘corrupt politician’ than attempt at reform, but some ideas are good, say observers

  • Pierre Poilievre is anchoring his ethics reform plan in what he calls 'Accountability Act 2.0,' a nod to the original Federal Accountability Act introduced
News | BY IREM KOCA | April 25, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's proposed changes to ethics rules which defines as 'Accountability Act 2.0' are politically motivated, observers say. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s ethics pitch more about framing Carney as a ‘corrupt politician’ than attempt at reform, but some ideas are good, say observers

News | BY IREM KOCA | April 25, 2025
  • Pierre Poilievre is anchoring his ethics reform plan in what he calls 'Accountability Act 2.0,' a nod to the original Federal Accountability Act introduced

Poilievre’s ethics pitch more about framing Carney as a ‘corrupt politician’ than attempt at reform, but some ideas are good, say observers

News | BY IREM KOCA | April 25, 2025
  • Pierre Poilievre is anchoring his ethics reform plan in what he calls 'Accountability Act 2.0,' a nod to the original Federal Accountability Act introduced
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's proposed changes to ethics rules which defines as 'Accountability Act 2.0' are politically motivated, observers say. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

No ‘perfect’ solution in Carney asset disclosure calls, say law and political science experts

  • 'If we believe as a society that the system doesn't work ... then we need to have a policy conversation,' says York University's Ian
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has stated he put all of his publicly traded assets into a blind trust and that he has contacted the federal ethics office about putting 'screens' in place. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

No ‘perfect’ solution in Carney asset disclosure calls, say law and political science experts

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 14, 2025
  • 'If we believe as a society that the system doesn't work ... then we need to have a policy conversation,' says York University's Ian

No ‘perfect’ solution in Carney asset disclosure calls, say law and political science experts

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 14, 2025
  • 'If we believe as a society that the system doesn't work ... then we need to have a policy conversation,' says York University's Ian
Prime Minister Mark Carney has stated he put all of his publicly traded assets into a blind trust and that he has contacted the federal ethics office about putting 'screens' in place. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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