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155 media appearances in 2024 (including 28 national appearances)
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WindsorSquare.ca (May 14, 2014)
Website article
Federal government continues to be negligent by not requiring banks to open basic banking branches in all neighbourhoods

Democracy Watch (May 13, 2014)
Letter to the Editor by Duff Conacher
Conservatives promised fair, transparent, and democratic races

Globe and Mail (May 12, 2014)
Website article
Democracy Watch will file complaint with Toronto Integrity Commissioner based on new evidence of Rob and Doug Ford’s actions as revealed by Globe and Mail investigation

HuffingtonPost.ca (April 29, 2014)
Website article
Federal Conservatives’ so-called Fair Elections Act makes donations and political finance system more unfair

GlobalNews.ca (April 28, 2014)
Website article
Others join Democracy Watch in calling on the RCMP and prosecutors to disclose details about why they didn’t charge and prosecute Nigel Wright for his $90,000 payment to Senator Duffy

Democracy Watch (April 28, 2014)
Op-ed by Duff Conacher
The federal Conservatives only go halfway to making the Federal Elections Act actually fair

Huffington Post (April 28, 2014)
Website article
The Conservatives’ so-called Fair Elections Act does not make enough changes to ensure fraud robocalls won’t happen again

CJOB Radio Winnipeg (April 28, 2014)
Radio Interview
The federal Conservatives only go halfway to making the Federal Elections Act actually fair

Todd Veinotte talk show (News 95.7, News 88.9 and News 91.9 radio in the Maritimes) (April 28, 2014)
Radio Interview
Commissioner of Canada Elections makes wrong call on election fraud robocalls, ignores clear evidence that Conservatives intentionally made calls to voters that misled them about where to vote

Toronto Star,Cambridge Times, and OurWindsor.ca (April 27, 2014)
Website article
Access to government information laws and enforcement systems need to be strengthened to ensure transparency in key areas