Strengthen the Conflict of Interest Act to include financial and other penalties for breaking the law.

Impose strict conflict of interest screening criteria for appointments to federal regulatory boards and agencies, minimizing the potential for bias and preferential access by the regulated industry.

From Election Platform 2019, retrieved 2019-09-22.

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Ensure that the 2019 election is the last “first past the post” election. By March 2020, we will launch a Citizens Assembly on Electoral Reform with the mandate to make recommendations to parliament on an electoral system that would “make every vote count.” Legislative changes to implement the recommendations of the Citizens Assembly would be made in time for the 2023 federal election.

Remove the requirement for party leaders to sign candidate nominations, accepting proof of a fair and open process at the local (Electoral District Association) level.

Require all parties to submit their campaign platform cost estimates to the Parliamentary Budget Officer for review.

Mandate Elections Canada to develop a truth in advertising framework for election campaigns that empowers the Commissioner of Elections to investigate citizens’ complaints related to campaign advertising and impose sanctions if the complaints are found to be justified.

From Election Platform 2019, retrieved 2019-09-22.

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A New Democrat government will bring in mixed member proportional representation that works for Canada – and we will do it in our first mandate in government. We’ll establish an independent citizen’s assembly to recommend the best way to put it in place for the next election to ensure both local representation and a federal government that reflects the voters’ choice of parties.

Once Canadians have the opportunity to experience the new voting system and compare it to the old one, we will hold a referendum to confirm the choice.

From A New Deal for People, retrieved 2019-09-22.

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Expand access to information about the government and its activities by scrapping all fees, except the filing fee.

Provide enforceable deadlines so that requests are processed in a timely manner.

Authorize the Information Commissioner to order the release of information.

Place the administration of parliament, the Prime Minister’s Office and minister’s offices within the scope of the ATI.

Override all exemptions so that public interest comes before the secrecy of the government.

Provide for exclusions based on claims of cabinet confidences to be reviewed by the Information Commissioner.

Require public officials to create a public record to document their actions and decisions regarding all ATI requests.

From Election Platform 2019, retrieved 2019-09-22.

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Direct the Speaker to enforce existing rules to minimize the power of party whips over individual members of parliament.

Strengthen the role and protect the independence of parliamentary officers including the Ombudsman, the Auditor General, the Ethics Commissioner, the Information Commissioner, the Commissioner of Official Languages and the Parliamentary Budget Officer.

Set up an all-party commission to select a five-member board that will make decisions regarding Governor-in-Council appointments and select candidates for parliamentary officers.

Replace the secretive Board of Internal Economy with an independent oversight committee to review MPs’ salaries, expenses and office budgets.

Establish a public investigations office reporting to parliament to provide clearer and permanent operating rules for such investigations.

From Election Platform 2019, retrieved 2019-09-22.

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allocating more time for Private Members’ Business to be debated and voted on in Parliament;

working with Parliament to introduce new technology or other institutional changes to better connect Members with their constituents;

eliminating the use of whip and party lists to give the Speaker greater freedom in calling on Members who wish to speak; and

providing more resources to parliamentary committees so that they have the staff and research they need to deliver meaningful policy recommendations.

From Forward, retrieved 2019-09-30.

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