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203 media appearances in 2023 (including 28 national appearances)
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Democracy Watch (May 24, 2023)
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David Johnston’s key adviser Sheila Block seems to have donated only to the Liberal Party for years
Democracy Watch (May 9, 2023)
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Group calls on committee to recommend many measures to stop foreign interference
Democracy Watch (May 2, 2023)
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Canada could be more independent from monarchy without changing the Constitution
Democracy Watch (April 25, 2023)
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Group calls on House Committee MPs to co-sponsor bill making key open government changes most stakeholders want
Democracy Watch (April 24, 2023)
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Democracy Watch calls for independent ethics inquiry into PM giving contract to his friend David Johnston
Democracy Watch (April 20, 2023)
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Democracy Watch calls for actually independent, merit-based appointment process for all government watchdogs
Democracy Watch (April 13, 2023)
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Group calls on Commissioner of Lobbying to disclose rulings on five violations after RCMP let lobbyists off the hook
Democracy Watch (April 6, 2023)
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41 lawyers and professors call on House Ethics Committee to reverse its position and reject Commissioner’s gutting of key ethical lobbying rules
Democracy Watch (April 3, 2023)
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Democracy Watch calls on Johnston, PM to disclose his sole-source contract and pay for being special rapporteur
Democracy Watch (March 27, 2023)
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Liberals, Conservatives and Bloc approve Commissioner of Lobbying’s proposal to gut key ethical lobbying rules