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277 media appearances in 2026 (including 37 national appearances)
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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

Lobby Monitor (August 14, 2015)
Website article
Democracy Watch calls on Commissioner of Lobbying to investigate whether Conservative lobbyist Goldy Hyder violated Lobbyists Code of Conduct

Lobby Monitor (August 13, 2015)
Website article
Federal Lobbying Commissioner should investigate Hill & Knowlton lobbyist Goldy Hyder for lobbying Prime Minister Harper’s office while helping Nigel Wright with communications about the Mike Duffy scandal

CTV News Channel (June 15, 2015)
Website video
Anniversary of the 800-year-old Magna Carta a time for reflection on struggle for full democracy in Canada

Democracy Watch (June 3, 2015)
News Release
Group calls on Auditor General to audit performance of federal Ethics Commissioner given negligently weak enforcement record that is a sad joke

Democracy Watch (June 1, 2015)
News Release
Group calls on Auditor General to audit performance of federal Commissioner of Lobbying and RCMP given negligently weak enforcement record that is a sad joke

Hill Times (June 1, 2015)
Website article
New Lobbyists’ Code of Conduct, when implemented, has some good parts but also raises some questions

CBC.ca Newfoundland & Labrador (May 28, 2015)
Website article
Banks gave illegally unethical gift to Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal politicians when they forgave loan to party