Great read from a former Conservative MP

The Duffy affair — and what it’s like living under the PMO’s bootheel

Author: Brent Rathgeber

Brent Rathgeber was the Conservative MP for the riding of Edmonton—St. Albert from 2008 to 2013, when he resigned from the Conservative caucus to protest the Harper government’s lack of commitment to transparency and open government. He ran and lost in the 2015 federal election to a Conservative candidate. He is the author of Irresponsible Government: The Decline of Parliamentary Democracy in Canada. He is a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan's law school and a member of the Alberta bar. www.brentrathgeber.ca View all posts by Brent Rathgeber

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