CBC’s News Indepth: Reality Check breaks down the 200 page piece of legislation - quick pros and cons for the average person by Robert Sheppard.

Here then is Reality Check’s look at the highlights and sticky bits of the accountability act, divided into the same five chunks as the government has, to try to make this monster a little more bite-size.

Conflicts of interest, election financing, lobbying and minister’s staff
Parliamentary reform
Director of public prosecutions, administrative transparency, disclosure of wrongdoing Administrative oversight and accountability
Procurement and contracting, the Auditor General Act