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Taiwanese envoy warns against banning MPs’ sponsored travel, but former Harper-era minister Kent says MPs should not accept ‘large gifts’

Former minister Peter Kent says MPs accepting free travel is a ‘huge contradiction’ in ethics rules, while Taiwan’s top diplomat Harry Ho-jen Tseng says he's unsure if MPs would willing pay their own way to visit Taiwan if the trips aren't sponsored.

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Taiwanese envoy warns against banning MPs’ sponsored travel, but former Harper-era minister Kent says MPs should not accept ‘large gifts’

Former minister Peter Kent says MPs accepting free travel is a ‘huge contradiction’ in ethics rules, while Taiwan’s top diplomat Harry Ho-jen Tseng says he's unsure if MPs would willing pay their own way to visit Taiwan if the trips aren't sponsored.

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NDP won’t be ‘baited’ as Tories attack Singh amid Liberal labour moves, says MP Green

Not if, but when: Foreign Affairs Committee keys in on question of Palestinian statehood

‘I think they can do it again’: Taiwanese rep cautions against persistent China interference

MPs’ sponsored travel back in spotlight as House Ethics Committee, NDP MP Green call for complete ban

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Taiwanese envoy warns against banning MPs’ sponsored travel, but former Harper-era minister Kent says MPs should not accept ‘large gifts’

Former minister Peter Kent says MPs accepting free travel is a ‘huge contradiction’ in ethics rules, while Taiwan’s top diplomat Harry Ho-jen Tseng says he's unsure if MPs would willing pay their own way to visit Taiwan if the trips aren't sponsored.

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