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GlobalNews.ca and 3 other media outlets (all publishing Canadian Press article) (novembre 26, 2013)
Website Article
(English) Senate ethics code prohibits using influence improperly, so Senate Ethics Officer should investigate Conservative Senator Irving Gerstein for contacting Deloitte about Senator Mike Duffy audit

Macleans.ca (novembre 26, 2013)
Website Article
(English) Nigel Wright and others involved in negotiations to pay off Senator Mike Duffy all likely violated anti-bribery measure in Criminal Code

Hill Times (novembre 24, 2013)
Website Article
(English) Federal Conservatives 14 months late with promised bill to stop fraud robocalls and strengthen election law enforcement

Maclean's magazine, Vancouver Sun, Ottawa Citizen, Montreal Gazette and 9 other media outlets all publishing Canadian Press article (novembre 19, 2013)
Website Article
(English) Mandatory suspensions handed out by ethics commissioner for clear evidence of violations of a new code of conduct a better system than having politicians judge politicians like Rob Ford and senators

CTV News Channel (novembre 19, 2013)
Television Piece
(English) Politicians judging other politicians like Rob Ford and the senators is a bad idea, and instead codes of conducts should be expanded to cover many types of actions, with mandatory penalties handed out by ethics commissioners to to violators — CTV News Channel

CTV News Channel (novembre 18, 2013)
Television Piece
(English) Politicians judging other politicians like Rob Ford and the senators is a bad idea, and instead codes of conducts should be expanded to cover many types of actions, with mandatory penalties handed out by ethics commissioners to to violators — CTV News Channel

CBC's Power and Politics (novembre 18, 2013)
Television Piece
(English) Politicians judging other politicians like Rob Ford and the senators is a bad idea, and instead codes of conducts should be expanded to cover many types of actions, with mandatory penalties handed out by ethics commissioners to to violators

Globe and Mail (novembre 14, 2013)
Letter to the Editor by Duff Conacher
(English) Letter-to-the-editor re: Government ethics rules across Canada, including for Senate, are loophole-filled and weakly enforced

Democracy Watch (novembre 13, 2013)
News Release
(English) Governor General and provincial lieutenant governors can be empowered, democratized and Canadianized without changing written Constitution

Globe and Mail (novembre 11, 2013)
Website Article
(English) Senate ethics code is a sad joke that allows senators to be inside government lobbyists for big businesses