Calgary Herald (août 21, 2012)
Website article
(English) Exemptions and discretion in watchdog legislation must be eliminated. Regular audits and a requirement to punish must be implemented to ensure adherence to the law

Hill Times (août 17, 2012)
Letter to the Editor by Tyler Sommers
(English) Quebec election timing is unfair and undemocratic

Globe and Mail (août 17, 2012)
Website Article
(English) Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson ignores evidence and rules in refusing to investigate Conservative MP Paul Calandra

Democracy Watch (août 16, 2012)
News Release
(English) Quebec election date unfair and undemocratic — bad timing will likely result in low voter turnout

Montreal Gazette (août 15, 2012)
Website Article
(English) If Quebec politicians are serious about fighting corruption they must target Bill 48 and close major loopholes that allow politicians to be unethical

Montreal Gazette (août 14, 2012)
Website Article
(English) Corruption takes over Quebec election race – parties need to break from political games, make promises to clean up government, and follow through

Democracy Watch (août 12, 2012)
News Release
(English) Democracy Watch calls for clarification on recent flawed interpretation of Canada Elections Act by Commissioner of Canada Elections

Epoch Times and Canada.com (août 9, 2012)
Letter to the Editor by Duff Conacher
(English) Public has clear right to know what political staffers are doing and what power they have

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