At worst, Trudeau is demonstrating that the Liberals are blatant hypocrites.   This doesn't distinguish them in any way from any other party.

The facts are, these types of fundraisers are not against any law.   They ARE against the party rules which Trudeau announced with great fanfare, but they're legal.     

The question is, how far do Canadians want to go to guarantee pristine politicians?   Personally, I would like to see a ban on ALL fundraising and have political parties funded for elections, with a maintenance subsidy (eg:   based upon a flat rate per candidate/MP and a per vote subsidy).    

But banning fundraising doesn't get rid of the problem.   EG:  "cash for access" is just one way to influence a politician (and be realistic, NO politician is going to be influenced by a mere $1500).   But what about meetings where block voting is promised?    Should a person like McVety get access to politicians (Harper, Brown) promising block votes for access?   

Both are equally bad.