Let’s bring Ottawa’s political staffers out of the shadows with a code of conduct
Submitted by Anna Esselment on Tue, 10/29/2013 - 08:21Published Oct. 28, 2013, in The Globe and Mail.
A number of recent government controversies have highlighted the role of the “political staffer,” such as the current Senate scandal, the gas plant cancellations in Ontario, the B.C. Liberals’ “ethnic outreach strategy,” and various interferences in freedom of information requests.