Multiple loopholes in Alberta ethics law guarantee Premier Alison Redford can’t be punished by the province’s ethics commissioner for awarding a contract to her ex-husband while she was still justice minister, says a legal expert.
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(English) Group calls on politicians across Canada to sign Democratic Good Government Pledge as their New Year’s Resolution
(English) Elections Canada decides to keep its rulings secret on more than 3,000 complaints because the rulings may make Commissioner of Elections look bad – group complains to Information Commissioner and calls for public inquiry
(English) Transparency is needed at Elections Canada to ensure proper enforcement of fair election laws — CBC News
Letters shedding light on the election spending and deal-wrangling by a cabinet minister’s top campaign official have been removed from a public Elections Canada file.
(English) Transparency is needed at Elections Canada to ensure proper enforcement of fair election laws — Sun News Network
OTTAWA – Seven years after Stephane Dion was crowned leader of the Liberal party, three contenders from the 2006 contest still owe money.
(English) Democracy Watch’s opinion is Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney crossed ethics line by accepting hospitality from Liberal Finance Critic while being approached for Liberal leadership — Ottawa Citizen
OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada said Monday that its governor, Mark Carney, did not violate conflict of interest guidelines by vacationing this summer at the Nova Scotia home of a Liberal MP, but at least one expert says the central banker appears to have breached the rules.
(English) More than 61,000 messages sent in anti-robocall, pro-election law enforcement letter-writing drive
(English) Federal Conservatives’ accountability and democratic reform record gets an F for breaking many promises and practising politics as usual
(English) Group launches national letter-writing drive calling for federal government action to stop record big bank profits based on gouging and failing to help job-creating businesses
(English) Senate to audit residency grants in wake of scandals — iPolitics
The Senate will audit a housing allowance program that subsidizes senators who pay toward a second home in Ottawa in the wake of reports of a misuse of funds by three Senators.