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883 media appearances in 2025 (including 83 national appearances)
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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
The 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
Ottawa Citizen, Vancouver Sun, Waterloo Record and 5 other newspapers across Canada (all publishing Canadian Press wire article) (January 27, 2014)
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Former Conservative Cabinet minister Chuck Strahl resigns from SIRC, but federal Ethics Commissioner must still rule on whether his work for Enbridge from 2011 on violates the ethics law
Vancouver Observer (January 24, 2014)
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Former Conservative Cabinet minister Chuck Strahl resigns from SIRC, but federal Ethics Commissioner must still rule on whether his work for Enbridge from 2011 on violates the ethics law
Chilliwack Times (January 23, 2014)
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Democracy Watch calls on Ethics Commissioner to launch inquiry into former Conservative Cabinet minister Chuck Strahl’s work as Chair of SIRC since 2012, and with Enbridge and others since 2011 – believes situation violates several rules in federal ethics law



