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Minority Rights, Fair Government, & Democracy

Government transparency and lobbying platforms

Here's what the 2025 Canadian election parties are promising.
We don't have any Liberal policies on Government transparency and lobbying.

Conservative
  • Require anyone advising the government directly or indirectly, who stands to gain financially from their advice, to register as a lobbyist
  • Ban politicians from making decisions that benefit themselves or their family disproportionately, and require Ethics Commissioner approval and full public disclosure of all personal interests
  • Increase fines for ethics violations to $10,000
  • Require anyone running for public office to disclose where they paid taxes for the last seven years
  • Require cabinet ministers to divest fully from tax havens and disclose assets to the Conflict of Interest Commissioner, with penalties for non-compliance

    "Require cabinet ministers to divest fully from tax havens and disclose assets to the Conflict of Interest Commissioner, with penalties for non-compliance. No more so-called blind trusts that only blind the public." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

  • Require party leaders to disclose their assets within 30 days of becoming leader, and require Prime Ministers to divest their assets within 30 days of assuming office

Bloc
  • Resserrer le registre des lobbyistes
  • Élargir les pouvoirs du commissaire à l’éthique et aux conflits d’intérêts
  • Réformer la Loi sur l’accès à l’information
We don't have any NDP policies on Government transparency and lobbying.

Green
  • Ensure all government contracts are publicly tendered
  • Create a public portal for government science and decision-making evidence to enhance transparency and public trust
  • Broaden the definition of conflicts of interest to include personal, political, and family interests, with meaningful financial penalties for violations

    "Strengthen the Conflict of Interest Act by broadening the definition of conflicts to include personal, political, and family interests, with meaningful financial penalties for violations." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

  • Require conflict of interest screening and disclosure for all federal regulatory board appointments
  • Enforce a five-year cooling-off period for former politicians and senior public officials before they can lobby the government

    "Close the revolving door between politics and lobbying by enforcing a five-year cooling-off period for former politicians and senior public officials." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

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  • Require lobbyists to publicly disclose, in real-time, all interactions with elected officials and public servants
  • Expand whistleblower protections with robust safeguards against retaliation and secure channels for confidential disclosures
  • Strengthen the independence and investigative powers of the Auditor General and Ethics Commissioner

    "Strengthen the independence and investigative powers of parliamentary officers, including the Auditor General and Ethics Commissioner." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

  • Replace the Board of Internal Economy with an independent oversight committee to transparently review MPs' salaries, expenses, and budgets
  • Prohibit federal funding for industry-backed NGOs that advocate private interests

    "Prohibit federal funding for industry-backed NGOs that advocate private interests under the guise of public benefit." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

  • Mandate open government practices

    "Mandate open government practices, ensuring proactive disclosure of government documents and timely responses to access to information requests." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

  • Extend the Access to Information Act to the Prime Minister's Office, ministers' offices, and Parliament
  • Remove all Access to Information fees, except for filing fees
  • Enforce deadlines for timely Access to Information request processing and empower the Information Commissioner to order the release of information
  • Override government secrecy exemptions in the public interest
  • Allow the Information Commissioner to review cabinet confidentiality claims

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