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60 media appearances in 2026 (including 13 national appearances)
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Democracy Watch (July 15, 2016)
News Release
Federal Minister Dominic LeBlanc’s unethical conflict of interest scheme allows him to make decisions that affect J.D. Irving’s interests
Democracy Watch (May 26, 2016)
News Release
Group files ethics complaint with federal Lobbying Commissioner about travel junkets lobbyists have given to MPs and senators for years
Democracy Watch (May 16, 2016)
Op-Ed by Duff Conacher
Before making any other changes, make the 5-year ban on federal lobbying an actual ban, and make it fair, and strengthen enforcement
Democracy Watch (April 22, 2016)
News Release
Given judge’s conclusions in Senator Mike Duffy trial ruling, Democracy Watch again calls for Nigel Wright, and PMO and Conservative Party officials who aided him, to be prosecuted for bribing Duffy
Democracy Watch (April 14, 2016)
News Release
Group launches petition calling on Prime Minister Trudeau and Revenue Minister Lebouthillier to call public inquiry into CRA’s relationship with big accounting firms – more than 15,000 have signed already
Democracy Watch (April 6, 2016)
News Release
Will Prime Minister Trudeau enforce his own code rule that prohibits ministers fundraising from stakeholders?
Democracy Watch (March 31, 2016)
News Release
Group calls on Ontario and B.C. and all other ethics commissioners to stop unethical fundraising events by premiers and Cabinet ministers by issuing ruling that the events are illegal
Democracy Watch (December 12, 2015)
Op-Ed by Duff Conacher
Trudeau’s ethics talk is great, but more needed to ensure everyone walks the talk
Democracy Watch (October 27, 2015)
Letter to the Editor by Duff Conacher
Liberals should walk on ethical egg-shells with their minority miracle majority
Canadian Press (September 14, 2015)
Website article
The prosecution of former PM adviser and convicted criminal Bruce Carson shows Harper didn’t care about the ethics of people he hired



