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376 media appearances in 2024 (including 63 national appearances)
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Sun TV News (Straight Talk show) (January 30, 2014)
Television Piece
Democracy Watch on Justin Trudeau’s smart move on Senate party patronage and appointment system, and promise of further changes (abolition?)

CTV News Channel (January 29, 2014)
Television Piece
Democracy Watch on Justin Trudeau’s smart move on Senate party patronage and appointment system, and promise of further changes (abolition?)

Democracy Watch (October 28, 2013)
News Release
Groups launch national petition and letter-writing drive to Stop the Senate Cover-up

Hill Times (August 19, 2013)
Letter To the Editor
Something’s got to give on Senate reform

Yahoo News (July 18, 2013)
Website Article
Taxpayer watchdog calls for national vote on fate of the Senate

The Tyee (June 14, 2013)
Website Article
Group believes Ethics Commissioner and Senate Ethics Officer should have found Nigel Wright and Senator Duffy guilty two weeks ago for secret payment — The Tyee

CTV News (June 4, 2013)
Television Interview
News of motion to call Auditor General to audit all senators sounds good, but it must be a full audit and law of Parliament changed to require this yearly for all politicians

Canada.com, the Ottawa Citizen, and 7 other media outlets (June 3, 2013)
Website Article
Senate Ethics Officer is a lapdog, is under the control of a committee of Senators — key changes needed to make office independent, effective — Canada.com

CTV News (May 30, 2013)
Television Interview
New Senate spending rules won’t change anything, Senate committee still enforcing rules on fellow senators. Only way to end waste, secrecy, and corruption is to abolish the Senate — CTV News

Sun News Network (May 29, 2013)
Television Interview
New Senate spending rules won’t change anything, Senate committee still enforcing rules on fellow senators. Only way to end waste, secrecy, and corruption is to abolish the Senate — Sun News Network