In light of Ms. Wente's excellent points, let's consider our three options for government at the federal level.  It's beyond obvious that both the Conservatives and the Liberals are bought and paid for by the 1%ers.  AFAIK, the NDP are not taking bags of cash from 1%ers, or rather the 1%ers aren't offering the NDP any bags of cash.  However, I still don't know if that means I'll vote NDP because I'm not sure the NDP has the wherewithal to put a stop to this even if elected with a majority.  To plug all the loopholes you'd need more than just political will.  You'd need an army of lawyers and accountants at least as devious as the ones who've been working for decades to hide away the fortunes of these modern day robber barons.  The 1%ers have had a big head-start.