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413 media appearances in 2025 (including 35 national appearances)
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Democracy Watch (May 9, 2024)
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2021-2022 donations show Ford PC Party receives most funding from wealthy donors (12% more than in 2020) and least funding by low-level donors
Democracy Watch (March 28, 2024)
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DWatch calls on inquiry to call key witnesses, ask key questions during fact-finding phase
Democracy Watch (February 21, 2024)
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Federal political donation and loan limit should be lowered to $75, public funding implemented if parties can’t raise enough
Democracy Watch (October 10, 2023)
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Elections Ontario letting parties, candidates, ridings, contestants hide whether lobbyists hold fundraising events for them
Democracy Watch (September 22, 2023)
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Democracy Watch calls on Elections Ontario to investigate gifts of tickets given by Mr. X to PC Party’s Ford fundraising dinner
Democracy Watch (May 31, 2023)
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Toronto mayoral by-election undemocratic and unfair in many key ways
Democracy Watch (May 9, 2023)
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Group calls on committee to recommend many measures to stop foreign interference
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