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155 media appearances in 2024 (including 28 national appearances)
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Democracy Watch (March 21, 2023)
News Release
DWatch responds to misleading Commissioner of Lobbying letter to House Ethics Committee for secret meetings on her proposed gutting of key ethical lobbying rules

Democracy Watch (March 6, 2023)
News Release
32 lawyers and professors call on House Ethics Committee to reject Lobbying Commissioner’s proposed gutting of key ethical lobbying rules

Democracy Watch (March 2, 2023)
Op-Ed
Loophole-filled, weakly enforced lobbying and ethics laws a sad joke

Democracy Watch (March 2, 2023)
News Release
Lobbying Commissioner’s proposed gutting of key ethical lobbying rules will make China and other foreign-government interference easier

Democracy Watch (February 28, 2023)
News Release
Democracy Watch calls on Commissioner of Canada Elections to investigate interference by China in 2019 and 2021 elections

Democracy Watch (February 23, 2023)
News Release
Democracy Watch calls on Ontario Integrity Commissioner to investigate Premier Ford for accepting family gifts from lobbyists and developers at stag-and-doe party

Democracy Watch (February 21, 2023)
News Release
Big business and big union lobbyists mislead House Ethics Committee with false claims about proposed new Lobbyists’ Code

Democracy Watch (February 14, 2023)
News Release
25+ groups with more than 1.5 million supporters oppose Lobbying Commissioner’s gutting of key ethical lobbying rules – House Ethics Committee should also reject proposed changes

Democracy Watch (February 13, 2023)
News Release
Democracy Watch in court Monday afternoon appealing ruling that stopped case challenging Trudeau’s 2021 snap election call

Democracy Watch (February 8, 2023)
News Release
Whether Rogers-Shaw deal is approved, consumer-run telecom watchdog group must be created using method that has worked in U.S.