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Hill Times and 404 System Error (août 6, 2012)
Letter to the Editor by Duff Conacher
(English) Hill Times headline mischaracterizes and ignores key ethics issue in Calandra conflict
Hill Times (juillet 31, 2012)
Website article
(English) Federal Conservatives fail to initiate Conflict of Interest Act review by legally required deadline — Democracy Watch leads push for review and to close huge loopholes in Act and strengthen enforcement because all parties have ignored problems for decades
Hill Times (juillet 30, 2012)
Website article
(English) MP Paul Calandra’s fundraising events violate Prime Minister Harper’s own rules, and raise serious questions about violations of federal ethics and lobbying laws
Hill Times (juillet 30, 2012)
Website article
(English) MP Paul Calandra’s fundraising events violate Prime Minister Harper’s own rules, and raise serious questions about violations of federal ethics and lobbying laws
Huffington Post (juillet 30, 2012)
Letter to the Editor by Tyler Sommers
(English) Federal Conservative Party response to Carson charges deeply hypocritical, federal ethics rules must be applied equally to all
Globe and Mail (juillet 26, 2012)
Website article
(English) Prime Minister’s Office ignores own rules in defending Conservative MP Paul Calandara in fundraising controversy (Globe and Mail)
Hill Times (juillet 23, 2012)
Letter to the Editor by Duff Conacher
(English) The Hill Times’ Terrific 25 Staffers Survey should include the ‘most ethical’ too — and huge loopholes in federal ethics rules must be closed, and enforcement strengthened
Globe and Mail (juillet 20, 2012)
Website article
(English) Prime Minister Harper’s senior adviser takes government relations job with Air Canada, raising serious questions about violations of federal ethics and lobbying laws (Globe and Mail)
iPolitics, The Tyee, and Rabble.ca (juillet 19, 2012)
Letter to the Editor by Duff Conacher
(English) Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson ignores evidence and rules in ruling on Conservative Cabinet Minister Tony Clement
Radio Canada (juin 7, 2012)
Television appearance
(English) Senate Ethics Officer required to seek approval of senators prior to investigation into potential wrongdoing, must be made an independent watchdog with power to investigate and levy high fines