Ottawa

What kind of transparency?

As Parliament moves slowly, but probably surely, towards some kind of public audit of Parliamentary expenses, the London Free Press asks area MPs if they might turn over their books to the paper. (At least one offers an unequivocal yes.)

Meanwhile, Liberal Rob Oliphant posts a breakdown of his expenses. His is even more detailed than that published by his fellow backbencher Michelle Simson, but it is also perhaps well short of what some are clamouring for.

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