Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with the Aga Khan on Parliament Hill in Ottawa in May 2016. A few months later, he vacationed on the Aga Khan’s island in the Bahamas and was found to have violated conflict-of-interest laws. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

As a federal election campaign looms, Canadians must demand stronger ethics laws from politicians

If trust in government matters to Canadians, then ethics issues must be kept in public view and political parties pressured to offer meaningful reform ideas in their campaign and party platforms.
Donald Trump dances at a campaign rally in Glendale, Ariz., on Aug. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Do campaign ethics still matter in the age of Donald Trump?

If campaign ethics are no longer important to politicians or voters, the U.S. and Canada will face more contested elections, greater political division and further erosion of trust in politicians.

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