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2013 Reports
Muzzling Government Scientists: A Threat to Democracy — Report published in partnership with the University of Victoria’s Environmental Law Clinic highlighting the muzzling of federal government scientists
2013 Conflict of Interest Act review submission to House Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee — House Committees must recommend that federal Conflict of Interest Act and MP and Senate ethics codes and enforcement be changed in 30 key ways to finally make corruption in federal politics illegal
2012 Reports
2012 Report Card on the Conservative Government’s Federal Accountability Act — Federal Conservatives’ accountability and democratic reform record gets an “F” for breaking many promises and practising politics as usual
2012 Report Card on the Quebec Democratic Good Government Election Platforms — Coalition Avenir Québec receives D+ best grade of bad overall grades in Report Card on Québec Parties’ Democratic Good Government Platforms — Parti Québecois receive a D, Québec solidaire an F and Liberals an Incomplete
2012 Submission to House Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee on the Lobbying Act — House Committee recommends some key changes to strengthen federal Lobbying Act and enforcement system, but fails to address huge loopholes that allow secret, unethical lobbying of the federal government
2011 Reports
2011 Report Card on the Conservative Government’s Federal Accountability Act — Federal Conservatives’ Accountability and Democratic Reform Record Gets An “F” For Breaking Many Promises and Practising Politics As Usual
2011 Report Card on Ontario Good Government Election Platforms — Green Party receives D- best grade of bad overall grades in Report Card on Ontario Parties’ Good Government Platforms — Conservatives receive an E, NDP an F and Liberals an Incomplete
2011 Report Card on Federal Good Government Election Platforms — Green Party receives B- best grade of bad overall grades in Report Card on Federal Parties’ Good Government Platforms, Bloc second with C-, Conservatives, Liberals and NDP all receive F
2010 Reports
2010 Global Integrity Report — Global Integrity Report lowers Canadian federal government’s score from 80 to 75 — Weak enforcement of Accountability Act’s loophole-filled rules the main reason for drop in democracy rating
Fourth Good Government Report Card on the Federal Accountability Act — Federal Conservatives’ Accountability and Democratic Reform Record Gets An “F” For Breaking Many Promises and Practising Politics As Usual
2013 Reports
Muzzling Government Scientists: A Threat to Democracy — Report published in partnership with the University of Victoria’s Environmental Law Clinic highlighting the muzzling of federal government scientists
2013 Conflict of Interest Act review submission to House Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee — House Committees must recommend that federal Conflict of Interest Act and MP and Senate ethics codes and enforcement be changed in 30 key ways to finally make corruption in federal politics illegal
2012 Reports
2012 Report Card on the Conservative Government’s Federal Accountability Act — Federal Conservatives’ accountability and democratic reform record gets an “F” for breaking many promises and practising politics as usual
2012 Report Card on the Quebec Democratic Good Government Election Platforms — Coalition Avenir Québec receives D+ best grade of bad overall grades in Report Card on Québec Parties’ Democratic Good Government Platforms — Parti Québecois receive a D, Québec solidaire an F and Liberals an Incomplete
2012 Submission to House Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee on the Lobbying Act — House Committee recommends some key changes to strengthen federal Lobbying Act and enforcement system, but fails to address huge loopholes that allow secret, unethical lobbying of the federal government
2011 Reports
2011 Report Card on the Conservative Government’s Federal Accountability Act — Federal Conservatives’ Accountability and Democratic Reform Record Gets An “F” For Breaking Many Promises and Practising Politics As Usual
2011 Report Card on Ontario Good Government Election Platforms — Green Party receives D- best grade of bad overall grades in Report Card on Ontario Parties’ Good Government Platforms — Conservatives receive an E, NDP an F and Liberals an Incomplete
2011 Report Card on Federal Good Government Election Platforms — Green Party receives B- best grade of bad overall grades in Report Card on Federal Parties’ Good Government Platforms, Bloc second with C-, Conservatives, Liberals and NDP all receive F
2010 Reports
2010 Global Integrity Report — Global Integrity Report lowers Canadian federal government’s score from 80 to 75 — Weak enforcement of Accountability Act’s loophole-filled rules the main reason for drop in democracy rating
Fourth Good Government Report Card on the Federal Accountability Act — Federal Conservatives’ Accountability and Democratic Reform Record Gets An “F” For Breaking Many Promises and Practising Politics As Usual
