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771 media appearances in 2025 (including 64 national appearances)
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CJME Radio (Saskatchewan -- John Gormley Live show) (April 7, 2014)
Radio Interview
Federal Conservatives’ proposed so-called “Fair Elections Act” will make federal elections more unfair in five key ways

iPolitics.ca (April 7, 2014)
Website article
Democracy Watch to testify before House Committee on so-called “Fair Elections Act”

iPolitics.ca, Castlegar Source, Tyee.ca, Rabble.ca, CounterPunch.org, Rossland Telegraph, Hill Times (April 7, 2014)
Website article
Federal Conservatives’ so-called “Fair Elections Act” is so unfair it could spark a voter surge helped by Democracy Watch and others

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