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203 media appearances in 2023 (including 28 national appearances)
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Democracy Watch (May 9, 2023)
News Release
Group calls on committee to recommend many measures to stop foreign interference

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 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 (March 27, 2023)
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Liberals, Conservatives and Bloc approve Commissioner of Lobbying’s proposal to gut key ethical lobbying rules

Democracy Watch (March 21, 2023)
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DWatch responds to misleading Commissioner of Lobbying letter to House Ethics Committee for secret meetings on her proposed gutting of key ethical lobbying rules

Democracy Watch (March 6, 2023)
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32 lawyers and professors call on House Ethics Committee to reject Lobbying Commissioner’s proposed gutting of key ethical lobbying rules

Democracy Watch (March 2, 2023)
Op-Ed
Loophole-filled, weakly enforced lobbying and ethics laws a sad joke

Democracy Watch (March 2, 2023)
News Release
Lobbying Commissioner’s proposed gutting of key ethical lobbying rules will make China and other foreign-government interference easier

Democracy Watch (February 23, 2023)
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Democracy Watch calls on Ontario Integrity Commissioner to investigate Premier Ford for accepting family gifts from lobbyists and developers at stag-and-doe party