Justin Trudeau’s cash-for-access ’window dressing’
A lawyer and ethics expert on why proposed rule changes to cash-for-access events may not make much of a difference
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Shannon Proudfoot
Shannon Proudfoot is an Ottawa-based writer covering politics and public policy for Maclean’s. She loves writing people-focused narratives and bringing academic research into real life. She believes The Golden Girls is the greatest television show ever made.
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