News
883 media appearances in 2025 (including 83 national appearances)
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Fairchild TV (B.C.) (April 10, 2014)
Television Piece
B.C. Premier Christy Clark once served as chairwoman of a company she has promoted since becoming premier, raising concerns about conflicts of interest
National Post (April 10, 2014)
Website article
B.C. Premier Christy Clark once served as chairwoman of a company she has promoted since becoming premier, raising concerns about conflicts of interest
CBC Radio's The Current (April 7, 2014)
Radio Interview
Loopholes need to be closed and weak enforcement strengthened in government transparency across Canada to prevent dishonest, unethical, unrepresentative and wasteful activities
Toronto Star (April 5, 2014)
Website article
Businesses, other organizations and people from outside the jurisdiction should not be allowed to donate to Toronto mayor Rob Ford’s campaign or any politician’s campaign
SingTao.ca (April 4, 2014)
Website article
Businesses, other organizations and people from outside the jurisdiction should not be allowed to donate to Toronto mayor Rob Ford’s campaign or any politician’s campaign
Calgary Herald (April 4, 2014)
Website article
Wealthy businesses and interest groups continue to buy influence over Alberta politicians because of dangerously undemocratic donations system
24Hrs Vancouver (April 2, 2014)
Website article
B.C. Premier Christy Clark, and all politicians, should be prohibited for five years after they are elected from dealing with matters that specifically affect companies they worked with before entering politics
National Post (and Vancouver Province) (March 26, 2014)
Website article
Senate committee proposes changes Democracy Watch has pushed for years to make Senate Ethics Officer more independent and effective
Toronto Star (March 11, 2014)
Website article
Toronto Police Services Board needs to clean up its ethics rules and its complaint-handling process
Straight.com (Vancouver) (February 19, 2014)
Website Article
Case of alleged conflict of interest of Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson highlights how B.C. is the wildly undemocratic and unethical west when it comes to political donations, lobbying and ethics rules



