Capped donations could stop corruption in parliament

With the provincial election campaign in full swing the question of donations to political parties has surfaced as well.

According to CBC News, capping donations to Quebec political parties would reduce favourtism and corruption in the National Assembly says an expert in public finance.

Corruption has been felt in the National Assembly for nearly three years with the Liberals feeling the heat more than any MNA in the house. Jacques Duchesneau now a candidate for CAQ told the Charbonneau Commission that most money used by Quebec political parties comes from outside registered donations.

The PQ has suggested a one-hundred dollar cap to donations is the key to stop influence peddling. The current cap is one-thousand dollars.