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60 media appearances in 2026 (including 13 national appearances)
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24Hrs Vancouver (April 2, 2014)
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B.C. Premier Christy Clark, and all politicians, should be prohibited for five years after they are elected from dealing with matters that specifically affect companies they worked with before entering politics
National Post (and Vancouver Province) (March 26, 2014)
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Senate committee proposes changes Democracy Watch has pushed for years to make Senate Ethics Officer more independent and effective
Toronto Star (March 11, 2014)
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Toronto Police Services Board needs to clean up its ethics rules and its complaint-handling process
Straight.com (Vancouver) (February 19, 2014)
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Case of alleged conflict of interest of Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson highlights how B.C. is the wildly undemocratic and unethical west when it comes to political donations, lobbying and ethics rules
CBC B.C. (February 18, 2014)
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Case of alleged conflict of interest of Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson highlights how B.C. is the wildly undemocratic and unethical west when it comes to political donations, lobbying and ethics rules
The Hill Times (February 17, 2014)
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Federal Conservative MPs on House Ethics Committee ignore huge loopholes in report on federal ethics rules, and while NDP calls for all loopholes to be closed, Liberals only criticize Conservatives
TheTyee.ca (February 17, 2014)
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Is Stockwell giving advice to RCI using secret information he learned as a Cabinet minister, which would violate the federal ethics law?
Globe and Mail (February 13, 2014)
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Case of Lottery Commission head leaving for job with casino company shows need to close huge loophole in B.C.’s ethics law
CBC News (February 7, 2014)
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Federal Conservative MPs fail to recommend key changes needed to close loopholes in ethics law for Cabinet ministers and senior government officials
Hill Times (February 3, 2014)
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Former federal Conservative Cabinet minister Chuck Strahl violated ethics law by working with Enbridge, but law should also be strengthened to prohibit apparent conflicts of interest



