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60 media appearances in 2026 (including 13 national appearances)
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Democracy Watch (September 8, 2016)
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Two months later, federal Liberals still haven’t released report on public consultations for their so-called Open Government Action Plan
Democracy Watch (August 24, 2016)
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Ontario political parties going for the gold at their summer games –proposed Bill 201 amendments will allow big money to continue to have unethical, undemocratic influence over politicians and parties
Democracy Watch (August 2, 2016)
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PM Trudeau’s proposed Supreme Court appointment involves lots of good consultation but is still partisan because, unlike Ontario’s process, PM and Minister of Justice can still appoint whomever they want
Democracy Watch (July 19, 2016)
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Democracy Watch launches court case challenging Ethics Commissioner’s unethical conflict of interest scheme for Federal Minister Dominic LeBlanc that allows him to hide whether and when he is making decisions that affect J.D. Irving’s interests
Democracy Watch (July 15, 2016)
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Federal Minister Dominic LeBlanc’s unethical conflict of interest scheme allows him to make decisions that affect J.D. Irving’s interests
Democracy Watch (June 28, 2016)
Submission to the Ontario Standing Committee on General Government
Submission: Democracy Watch calls for key changes to Ontario Liberals’ political finance Bill 201
Democracy Watch (June 23, 2016)
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Federal Liberals’ Open Government Action Plan fails to fulfill Open Government Partnership (OGP) membership requirements — fails to commit to strengthening ethics, lobbying, political finance, public consultation and whistleblower protection laws and enforcement
Democracy Watch (June 16, 2016)
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More than 9,000 Ontarians call for changes to get big money out of Ontario politics by lowering donation limits and subsidies
Toronto Star (June 2, 2016)
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Democracy Watch calls for regulations to require banks to loan to creditworthy low-income customers with aim to stop gouging predatory lending companies
Democracy Watch (May 26, 2016)
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Group files ethics complaint with federal Lobbying Commissioner about travel junkets lobbyists have given to MPs and senators for years



