There is a clear difference.  In this current parliament, the Liberals preside over a majority government.  The optics are horrible to begin with but now that we have proof that these are in fact lobbying events, purely pay to play with the party that controls the country, it's even worse that the lying has been so blatant..  The events are not the issue, it's the corrupt and illegal lobbying occurring at the events.  Given that the Ontario Liberals are running the show up in Ottawa, this isn't surprising. The media has flushed out this corruption in Ontario, leading to sweeping changes to fundraising.  We should be happy that the media is holding the government to account federally as well.