Declaration of Interest in Québec
The last province to force its members to declare their sources of revenues and financial interests may soon join the rest of the federation in creating a much more transparent political climate. The Liberal lead government has already produced a bill to that affect, and is now calling on the Opposition Action Démocratique du Québec and Parti Québécois to help them speed up its passage.The recent push towards transparency comes after it was revealed that Prime Minister Jean Charest received a 75 000$ salary, and Mario Dumont of the ADQ got a similarly large 50 000$ compensation for his services as leader of the party.
One doesn't really see the problem, besides that politicians should get no more than an average worker, but that isn't really what people are talking about. What's wrong with a party, which publishes their finances regularly, spending money on payment of their leaders? Either way, there should be a declaration of interest, and if this is what gets it done, so be it.
par Abdul-Rahim à 11:46
