Eventabout 19 June 2025Statement

Conservatives say their C-5 amendment stops ministers bypassing the Lobbying Act and Conflict of Interest Act

In a release by MPs Philip Lawrence and Shannon Stubbs, the Conservatives said their amendment to Bill C-5 stops ministers from bypassing laws including the Lobbying Act and the Conflict of Interest Act, without which 'projects could have been approved and built that would financially benefit members of the Cabinet' (Conservative Party of Canada, June 2025).

Date

about 19 June 2025 (known to the nearest estimate)

Kind

Statement

Where

Canada

Evidence

Statement: Something was said. Weighted lowest: words cost less than actions. How evidence is weighed

Who

Conservative Party of Canada (acted); Shannon Stubbs (spoke); Philip Lawrence (acted)

Sources

• Conservative Party of Canada, “Conservatives close Liberal loopholes (C-5 amendments)” (external site), June 2025. source record

Quotes

Laws and agreements

• One Canadian Economy Act (incl. Building Canada Act) (C-5)