Catégorie : News
(English) Large majority of Canadians want rules restricting party leaders power to control politicians — here’s how it could be done
Link to Huffington Post article
(English) PMO/PCO dodging ATI request for number of times Ethics Commissioner has contacted them since 2007 – raises questions about independence as Ethics Commissioner investigates Nigel Wright
(English) News of motion to call Auditor General to audit all senators sounds good, but it must be a full audit and law of Parliament changed to require this yearly for all politicians
Link to CTV News Channel interview
(English) Senate Ethics Officer is a lapdog, is under the control of a committee of Senators — key changes needed to make office independent, effective — Canada.com
Link to Canada.com online article
(English) Group believes Ethics Commissioner and Ethics Officer should find Nigel Wright and Senator Duffy guilty right now for secret payment – No reason possible RCMP investigation should delay their rulings — Huffington Post
Link to Huffington Post online article
(English) Group believes Ethics Commissioner and Ethics Officer should find Nigel Wright and Senator Duffy guilty right now for secret payment – No reason possible RCMP investigation should delay their rulings
(English) Democracy Watch pushing for action on election fraud robocalls
(English) New Senate spending rules won’t change anything, Senate committee still enforcing rules on fellow senators. Only way to end waste, secrecy, and corruption is to abolish the Senate — CTV News
Link to CTV News Channel’s online recording
(English) No excuse for federal Conservatives to be seven months overdue with anti-robocall law — law must be introduced immediately — Huffington Post
Link to Huffington Post Article