Ever changing

At least a few MPs have an excuse for not being particularly focused on the budget, as the CP goes into more detail about the number of possible amendments to the Accountability Act:

A special legislative committee is embarking on a virtual rewrite of the Conservative government's centrepiece Federal Accountability Act today with plans for more than 100 amendments to the bill.

By the end of a line-by-line review of Bill C-2, almost one in three of its 370 clauses are expected to be altered by an ad hoc committee dominated by the opposition parties.

Major amendments expected from the Liberals, NDP and Bloc Quebecois include the elimination of a proposed $1,000 reward for whistleblowers, stricter limits on political donations from minors, a ban on corporate loans for candidates, a floor-crossing law allowing for the recall of politicians and even altering the French title of the proposed law.

It doesn't look like the bulk of the proposed amendments should be overly controversial. But I still wonder whether the Cons will follow through on passing an opposition-influenced Accountability Act and which can be seen to embarrass at least a couple of high-profile Cons, rather than using the number of amendments as an excuse not to do anything without a majority in Parliament.