Democracy Watch (February 26, 2013)
News Release
After more than 145 years, more than 200 recent cases across Canada show that strong, clear, transparent ethics rules and enforcement, and penalties, must finally be established for all politicians and public officials

Hill Times (February 11, 2013)
Website Article
Fines, random audits, and other measures are needed to ensure federal ethics rules efficiently and effectively applied

Democracy Watch (February 11, 2013)
News Release
House Ethics Committee must require Ethics Commissioner today to disclose more than 80 secret rulings since 2007

Lobby Monitor (February 6, 2013)
Website Article
Definition of ‘private interest’ in Conflict of Interest Act needed

Democracy Watch (February 6, 2013)
News Release
House Committees must recommend that federal Conflict of Interest Act and MP and Senate ethics codes and enforcement be changed in 30 key ways to finally make corruption in federal politics illegal

Hill Times (February 4, 2013)
Letter to the Editor by Duff Conacher
Because the Conservatives broke their promises, secret unethical lobbying is still legal

CBC.ca (January 25, 2013)
Website Article
As Democracy Watch called for, Ethics Commissioner clarifies ethics rules, but fails to find Conservative Minister Flaherty and 2 MPs clearly guilty of violating the law, and no penalty — CBC.ca

CTV National News (January 21, 2013)
Television Interview
Re: Federal Conservative Minister Jim Flaherty’s actions likely violated federal ethics law, but he will likely be let off the hook

Maclean's Magazine (January 19, 2013)
Website Article
(Français) Politicians lobbying for constituents could lead to favour-trading system

Macleans.ca (January 19, 2013)
Website Blog
Re: Federal Conservative Minister Jim Flaherty’s actions likely violated federal ethics law, but he will likely be let off the hook