Priority Changes Needed to Federal Financial Institution Laws:
Closing Key Gaps in Accountability and Consumer Protection: Brief on Bill C-37 to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance (February 2007)
Comparison of Amendments set out in Bill C-8 to Financial Institution and other Laws vs. CCRC Recommendations (February 2001)
Revolving Doors: The Undue Influence of Corporate Lawyers on the Competition Bureau (May 18, 2000: 21 pages). The report details several cases of corporate lawyers and their law firms representing the Commissioner of the Competition Bureau while, soon after or sometimes at the same time, also representing the Commissioner before the Competition Tribunal. The report sets out 4 recommendations for ensuring that the practice of using outside corporate lawyers is prohibited, and the enforcement of conflict of interest rules is strengthened.
For the Best Government Money Can’t Buy: How to Make Canada’s Political Finance System Democratic (June 1999: 19 pages)
11 Policy Papers on Key Bank Accountability Issues produced by the Canadian Community Reinvestment Coalition (CCRC – 1997 to 2000 (the CCRC was co-organized and co-coordinated by Democracy Watch and Democracy Education Network))
Owning Up: The Case for Making Corporate Managers More Responsive to Shareholder Values (March 1997: 46 pages)
On the Up and Up: Brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry on Credit Card Interest Rates (February 1997). The report examines the issues concerning high credit card interest rates charged by financial institutions and retail companies and makes recommendations for legislative changes.
Brief to the Finance Committee on the Department of Finance’s Policy Paper “1997 Review of Financial Institutions Legislation: Proposals for Changes” (September 1996)
Redefining Integrity: Second Annual Report Card on the Federal Government’s Ethics Package (June 1996: 29 pages)
Restoring Integrity to Government: Brief to the Special Joint Committee on a Code of Conduct for MP’s and Senators (October 1995: 19 pages)
Reinventing Integrity: First Annual Report Card on the Federal Government’s Ethics Package (June 1995: 23 pages)
Restoring Integrity to Government Decision-Making: Brief to the Sub-Committee on Bill C-43 (An Act to Amend the Lobbyist Registration Act) (October 1994: 15 pages)
Spring Cleaning: A Model Lobbying Disclosure and Ethics Package for Those Hard to Reach Places in the Federal Government (May 1994: 102 pages)
A Capital Idea: The Case for Reinvestment Requirements Accountability Mechanisms for Financial Institutions in Canada (April 1994: 38 pages). The report details the extensive government supported privileges and subsidies enjoyed by Canada’s banks and proposes three key reforms that, if enacted, would ensure that Canadians could hold banks accountable to the community.
Report Card on the Federal Political Parties Democratic Reform Platforms (October 1993)