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Paroles decline as Conservatives fill board positions
Monday, February 21st, 2011
Feb. 20, 2011
The percentage of offenders in Canadians prisons who are granted parole has dropped steadily as the Harper government fills up posts on the National Parole Board with like-minded conservatives. Two dozen members of the National Parole Board appointed since 2006 have donated to the Conservatives or have close political links to the party… the Tories had promised to make boards and tribunals more independent but since they were elected, have stacked them with loyalists.
Tags: corrections, ideology
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New records show the power of lobbying
Monday, November 8th, 2010
Nov. 7, 2010
Lobbyists bent the ear of MPs and senators nearly 700 times in a little over a month… That works out to an average of more than 17 contacts between Canadian parliamentarians and lobbyists each business day — seven times as many contacts as lobbyists declared with cabinet ministers over the same period… Duff Conacher, co-ordinator of Democracy Watch, a non-partisan advocacy group, said the records show only the tip of the iceberg. He said there is a lot of “hidden lobbying” of MPs on Parliament Hill, because the law is full of holes…
Tags: ideology, participation
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