The Honourable Wayne Easter, P.C., M.P., the Member for Malpeque and Agriculture Critic for Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition, and the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, P.C., M.P., the Member for Beauséjour and International Trade Critic for the same, today demanded that Doctor Bernard Shapiro, the Ethics Commissioner of Canada, and the Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists, conduct an investigation into the practices of the current Government of Canada in terms of its close relationships with lobbyists.
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It would appear that the Government is continuing to falter on its promises to bring accountability and transparency to the way that Canada is governed; not only has he continued to assault transparency by attempting to put a stranglehold on not only his own government, but the media — but now this?The Web site for the [color=red said:Liberal Party of Canada[/color]]According to The Globe and Mail and information posted on the Public Registry of Lobbyists, a host of Conservative strategists, former staffers and political operatives—including former employees from Mr. Harper's Opposition office, assistants to newly minted Cabinet Ministers, and even old Reform and Mulroney-era aides—have queued up in recent weeks to sway government policy.
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