Committee’s Recommendations to Protect Against Secret Lobbying ‘Not Strong Enough’: Democracy Advocate

Commons committee report on WE Charity deal calls for tougher lobbying measures, conflict of interest safeguards

WE Charity co-founders Craig (L) and Marc Kielburger introduce Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau as they appear at WE Day celebrations in Ottawa on Nov. 10, 2015. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

Recommendations in a Commons committee report on the WE Charity scandal to safeguard against secret lobbying and conflicts of interest in government spending fall short, says the co-founder of a government accountability watchdog group.

“Essentially, even if the recommendations of the committee were put in place, secret lobbying would still be legal,” Democracy Watch co-founder Duff Conacher told The Epoch Times.