Mr. Speaker, I can assure Canadians that the next Conservative government is going to clean up this patronage mess.
Last week's announcement was little more than the Liberals' 1995 system recycled. The minister and people appointed by the minister will still run the show. Parliament is still sidelined, except to review the minister's choice for head of the IRB, something the government can do anyway. The government has just reappointed eight IRB judges under the old rules.
If the new changes are really so good, why were they not brought in before Liberal patronage crimes came home to roost?