Despite some changes in the controversial requirements to be a federal Liberal party candidate in the next election, Larry Bagnell has no problems with the party looking into his past.

Earlier this month, some Grits raised concerns with the requirements by the federal Liberal party for anybody wishing to run for the federal party.

According to reports in the National Post, candidates were required to disclose the following information in the 14-page form:

• whether they had ever abused alcohol or any other substances and had been in addiction treatment;

• proof they have no criminal record;

• their entire marital history;

• if they had ever been treated for mental disorders like schizophrenia, bipolar disease, paranoia and manic depression;

• if their spouses had ever gone bankrupt.

As well, the rules required the potential candidates, according to the Post, to disclose any information including personal and credit histories, from any source including friends, government agencies, military authorities, private investigators and credit agencies.

Candidates were then being asked to authorize party officials to disclose that information whenever they see fit.

Some members raised concerns former Indian Affairs minister Bob Nault threatened to get fingerprinted at the Kenora, Ont. police station as part of the proof he does not have a criminal record.

Subsequently, Prime Minister Paul Martin ordered the party ease off on some of the requirements.

Although he hadn't seen the rules as of a recent interview, Bagnell, the Yukon's Liberal MP, was not concerned about the party prying into his personal history.

'I don't really have anything to hide so I don't imagine it's going to bother me,' Bagnell said.

The MP added that as an MP, he's already had a number of security checks conducted, so this would not be new for him.

'I don't think that personally I'm going to have a concern.'

However, Bagnell said people have the right to object if they are concerned but he didn't think he would have any problems with the rules.

Martin ordered the party to change the rules requiring people to admit if they have been treated for various mental disorders.

As well, he wanted the party to either change or completely throw out the questions asking candidates if they had ever been treated for alcoholism or drug dependency.

Martin wanted the party to clarify the section in the rules which some MPs saw as requiring them to get fingerprinted to prove they do not have a criminal record.

However, the party will leave in the section forcing candidates to have a criminal background check conducted and will do fingerprinting if someone with the same name appears on criminal records, to clear up any confusion.

Martin also wants the rules on the confidentiality of the personal information the party gathers tightened.

Originally, the rules asked candidates to sign a waiver allowing the Liberal party to keep any personal information 'indefinitely'.