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155 media appearances in 2024 (including 28 national appearances)
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Ottawa CItizen (September 18, 2012)
Website article
Federal Conservatives confirm they want to leave open loopholes that allow for secret, unethical lobbying of federal government (Ottawa Citizen)
CBC.ca (September 10, 2012)
Website Article
Avro Arrow lobbying exposes loopholes in Lobbying Act allowing lobbying without registration CBC.ca
Democracy Watch (August 31, 2012)
News release
Coalition Avenir Québec receives D+ best grade of bad overall grades in Report Card on Québec Parties’ Democratic Good Government Platforms — Parti Québecois receive a D, Québec solidaire an F and Liberals an Incomplete
Rabble.ca (August 29, 2012)
Letter to the Editor by Duff Conacher
Nigel Wright’s meetings wrong, but legal (and that is the problem)
Macleans Magazine, Globalnews.ca and 11 other media outlets across Canada (August 29, 2012)
Website Article
Situation with Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff Nigel Wright highlights major loopholes in the Conflict of Interest Act that need to be closed
Global National (August 28, 2012)
Television Piece
Nigel Wright’s meetings wrong, but legal (and that is the problem) (Global National)
Globe and Mail (August 17, 2012)
Website Article
Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson ignores evidence and rules in refusing to investigate Conservative MP Paul Calandra
Montreal Gazette (August 15, 2012)
Website Article
If Quebec politicians are serious about fighting corruption they must target Bill 48 and close major loopholes that allow politicians to be unethical
Montreal Gazette (August 14, 2012)
Website Article
Corruption takes over Quebec election race – parties need to break from political games, make promises to clean up government, and follow through
Epoch Times and Canada.com (August 9, 2012)
Letter to the Editor by Duff Conacher
Public has clear right to know what political staffers are doing and what power they have