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413 media appearances in 2025 (including 35 national appearances)
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Hill Times (July 30, 2012)
Website article
Elections Canada needs new powers to clean up election system, and has an enforcement problem

Hill Times (July 30, 2012)
Website article
Elections Canada needs new powers to clean up election system, and has an enforcement problem

Hill Times (July 23, 2012)
Website article
Elections Canada faces serious questions about its enforcement system — must prove it has been enforcing law and holding fair elections by disclosing rulings in 3,000 complaints it has received since 1997

National Post and Edmonton Journal, the Epoch Times July 12, 2012, and The Hill Times (July 23, 2012)
Letter to the Editor by Tyler Sommers
Elections Canada and others should clean up problems, not defend them

Hill Times (July 23, 2012)
Website article
Elections Canada faces serious questions about its enforcement system — must prove it has been enforcing law and holding fair elections by disclosing rulings in 3,000 complaints it has received since 1997

(July 12, 2012)
Ruling by Commissioner of Canada Elections much too narrowly interprets key Canada Elections Act measures that prohibit influence of voters by foreigners, and uses invalid excuses for not investigating

CBC's The National (July 10, 2012)
Television appearance
Openness and transparency required at Elections Canada – details on thousands of past investigations and complaints needed

The Epoch Times (June 21, 2012)
Letter to the Editor by Tyler Sommers
Parliamentary Budget Officer needs enforcement powers

iPolitics.ca (May 24, 2012)
Letter to the Editor by Duff Conacher
Conservative MP’s budget concerns, and solutions

Calgary Herald (May 2, 2012)
Website article
Elections Alberta should tighten robocall rules and limit information parties can tell voters