Author: Blazingcatfur

At the risk of sounding melodramatic, I do not expect that my sons will choose to stay in Canada when they are adults. Certainly not if this country stays on its current trajectory — namely, on our slow and agonizing decline.

Swathes of Canadians seem unbothered, at best, by the country’s first unelected majority government, made possible by five dubious parliamentary floor crossings. Yes, the majority technically didn’t happen until three byelections, two occurring in Liberal stronghold ridings, clinched the deal; however, Prime Minister Mark Carney would not have a majority government without those floor crossers. That is incontrovertible.

Prime Minister Mark Carney and other Canadian prime ministers should be required to divest their investment portfolios when they assume office, not just put them in a blind trust, the House of Commons ethics committee recommends in a new report.

In its report made public Thursday morning, the committee said putting assets in a blind trust isn’t good enough, recommending instead “that the Government of Canada amend the Conflict of Interest Act that, for the application of subsection 27(1) the prime minister, as a reporting public office holder, is fully divested from their controlled assets through sale, since placement in a blind trust does not constitute true divestment.”