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173 media appearances in 2023 (including 20 national appearances)
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Democracy Watch (January 19, 2022)
Op-Ed
Loophole-filled, weakly enforced lobbying and ethics laws a sad joke
Democracy Watch (December 23, 2021)
News Release
Trudeau Liberal government must now make access to information law changes called for in its own public consultation
Democracy Watch (November 15, 2021)
News Release
Democracy Watch files lawsuit vs. Ethics Commissioner’s ruling that ignored PM Trudeau’s clear violation in WE Charity grant approval
Democracy Watch (November 8, 2021)
News Release
Democracy Watch files six more lawsuits vs. Integrity Commissioner for letting Ford/PC Party-connected lobbyists lobby Ford Cabinet
Democracy Watch (October 19, 2021)
News Release
Democracy Watch case going ahead vs. Lobbying Commissioner rulings letting off lobbyists who helped Chrystia Freeland win election, then lobbied her officials and staff
Democracy Watch (October 18, 2021)
News Release
DWatch criticizes so-called Independent Senators Group for planning a kangaroo court hearing to expel Senator Marilou McPhedran for questioning weak, loophole-filled Senate ethics and harassment measures
Democracy Watch (September 18, 2021)
News Release
Green Party receives C- grade – best of overall bad grades in Report Card on Federal Parties’ 2021 Democratic Reform Platforms
Democracy Watch (July 29, 2021)
News Release
Trudeau Liberal government continues to ignore key open government problems as it develops new national action plan
Democracy Watch (July 20, 2021)
News Release
Democracy Watch in court today vs. Integrity Commissioner rulings allowing Ford/PC Party-connected lobbyists to lobby Ford Cabinet secretly and unethically
Democracy Watch (June 23, 2021)
News Release
Democracy Watch in court today vs. Ethics Commissioner’s ruling that let everyone off except PM Trudeau for pressuring Attorney General to stop SNC-Lavalin prosecution