Both candidates are attorneys running for an office whose job is to oversee the preparation and maintenance of court records, in addition to collecting fees and processing paperwork.
Most GOP lawmakers despise the rule, which allows a small faction of the conference to wield outsize influence over the agenda. But conservatives are prepared to fight for it.
If trust in government matters to Canadians, then ethics issues must be kept in public view and political parties pressured to offer meaningful reform ideas in their campaign and party platforms.