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413 media appearances in 2025 (including 35 national appearances)
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Hill Times (March 24, 2014)
Website article
Federal Conservatives’ so-called “Fair Elections” unfair in many ways that need to be changed

News 957, News 88.9 and News 91.9 in the Maritimes, and AM640 Toronto (February 24, 2014)
Radio Interview
re: Trudeau’s next smart moves on Senate reform should include House and elections reforms

Sun News Network (Straight Talk with Pat Bollan) (February 21, 2014)
Television Piece
re: Trudeau’s next smart moves on Senate reform should include House and elections reforms

Canada.com (February 21, 2014)
Website Article
Federal Conservatives’ so-called “Fair Elections Act” does nothing to make election campaigns fair for independent candidates

CFRU Talk Radio (Guelph, Ontario) (February 20, 2014)
Radio Interview
re: problems with the federal Conservatives’ so-called Fair Elections Act

CBC News (February 5, 2014)
Website Article
Conservatives’ so-called “Fair Elections Act” penalties still not strong enough, and makes unfair change of increasing donation limits which will allow wealthy people to buy more influence, and increase corruption as happened in Quebec

iPolitics.ca (December 30, 2013)
Website Article
Increasing discretionary powers of Cabinet ministers to make legal rulings is dangerously undemocratic

Hill Times (November 25, 2013)
Website Article
Minister of State for Democratic Reform Pierre Polievre isn’t really doing anything when he could be doing a lot to make Canada’s government more democratic

Montreal Gazette (October 9, 2013)
Website Article
Quebec’s new fixed election date law is as much of a scam as the federal law and laws in other provinces Montreal Gazette

NOW Magazine (Toronto) (August 15, 2013)
Magazine article
Democracy Watch calls for fixed election and by-election dates for Ontario