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580 media appearances in 2026 (including 78 national appearances)
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CFRU Talk Radio (Guelph, Ontario) (February 20, 2014)
Radio Interview
re: problems with the federal Conservatives’ so-called Fair Elections Act

CBC News (February 5, 2014)
Website Article
Conservatives’ so-called “Fair Elections Act” penalties still not strong enough, and makes unfair change of increasing donation limits which will allow wealthy people to buy more influence, and increase corruption as happened in Quebec

iPolitics.ca (December 30, 2013)
Website Article
Increasing discretionary powers of Cabinet ministers to make legal rulings is dangerously undemocratic

Hill Times (November 25, 2013)
Website Article
Minister of State for Democratic Reform Pierre Polievre isn’t really doing anything when he could be doing a lot to make Canada’s government more democratic

Montreal Gazette (October 9, 2013)
Website Article
Quebec’s new fixed election date law is as much of a scam as the federal law and laws in other provinces — Montreal Gazette

NOW Magazine (Toronto) (August 15, 2013)
Magazine article
Democracy Watch calls for fixed election and by-election dates for Ontario

Democracy Watch (August 8, 2013)
News Release
Liberals get what they deserve after Premier sets vote-suppressing by-election date

National Post, Ottawa Citizen, Canada.com, and 9 other media oulets publishing Postmedia article (August 6, 2013)
Website Article
Outstanding election campaign debt shows need for stronger enforcement and clarity in election laws

CBC Radio (July 4, 2013)
Radio Interview
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne’s by-election call dangerously undemocratic, elections agencies need power to schedule by-elections

iask.ca (July 4, 2013)
Website Article
Re: Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne’s by-election call dangerously undemocratic, elections agencies need power to schedule by-elections