Harper agrees to give Elections boss more power

The Conservative Party has changed its mind on a decision to grant more investigative power to Elections Canada.

According to the National Post, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced to the House of Commons that his party will be supporting the bill put forth by the NDP.

The motion would give Canada’s chief electoral officer the power to verify a party’s election expenses.

Elections Canada would have full access to all parties' reports and receipts.

The bill was put forth in light of the recent robocall scandal.

Prime Minister Harper initially announced his party would not support the bill as it would be an added expense to the election process.

Harper changed his mind to stave off the appearance of trying to block the robocall investigation.

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