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155 media appearances in 2024 (including 28 national appearances)
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SingTao.ca (April 4, 2014)
Website article
Businesses, other organizations and people from outside the jurisdiction should not be allowed to donate to Toronto mayor Rob Ford’s campaign or any politician’s campaign
Calgary Herald (April 4, 2014)
Website article
Wealthy businesses and interest groups continue to buy influence over Alberta politicians because of dangerously undemocratic donations system
Sun News Network (April 2, 2014)
Television Piece
Federal Conservatives’ so-called “Fair Elections Act” needs many changes to make it actually fair
24Hrs Vancouver (April 2, 2014)
Website article
B.C. Premier Christy Clark, and all politicians, should be prohibited for five years after they are elected from dealing with matters that specifically affect companies they worked with before entering politics
National Post (and Vancouver Province) (March 26, 2014)
Website article
Senate committee proposes changes Democracy Watch has pushed for years to make Senate Ethics Officer more independent and effective
Hill Times (March 24, 2014)
Website article
Federal Conservative Finance Minister Jim Flaherty bailed out Canada’s big banks with tens of billions of dollars, but did not to require them provide fair service at fair prices
Democracy Watch (March 17, 2014)
News Release
Democracy Watch reveals the 10 really unfair measures in the so-called “Fair Elections Act” and the 10 priority measures that must be added to the Act make federal elections actually fair
Toronto Star (March 11, 2014)
Website article
Toronto Police Services Board needs to clean up its ethics rules and its complaint-handling process
CBC Alberta (March 5, 2014)
Website article
Alberta Premier Alison Redford violates travel spending rules
Canada.com (February 21, 2014)
Website Article
Federal Conservatives’ so-called “Fair Elections Act” does nothing to make election campaigns fair for independent candidates