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60 media appearances in 2026 (including 13 national appearances)
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Toronto Star (July 21, 2014)
Website article
Democracy Watch filed ethics complaint against Fords for lobbying on behalf of company that is client of their family company

Straight.com (July 21, 2014)
Website article
Judge throws out ethics complaint case against Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson

CBC TV's Power and Politics show interview (also mentioned on CBC Radio's July 19 The House show) (July 18, 2014)
Television Interview
Democracy Watch co-founder Duff Conacher explains why Prime Minister Harper’s Chief of Staff Nigel Wright should be charged with bribing Senator Mike Duffy

Toronto Star (July 17, 2014)
Website article
Senator Mike Duffy charged, including for accepting a bribe, but RCMP and prosecutors continue to refuse to explain why Nigel Wright was not charged

Toronto Star (July 3, 2014)
Website article
Toronto city councillor Giorgio Mammoliti found guilty by Integrity Commissioner of violating ethics rules for inviting lobbyists to a fundraising even, but penalties too weak to discourage this

Huffington Post (July 2, 2014)
Website article
Shirtless jogger confronts Rob Ford about ethics issues covered in Democracy Watch’s complaint

Latin Waves Radio interview (Vancouver) (June 30, 2014)
Radio Interview
Ontarians should not be surprised at low voter turnout in provincial election

CTV News Channel interview (June 30, 2014)
Television Interview
Federal by-election results, like other recent elections, will show changes are needed to Canada’s voting system

Macleans.ca, HuffingtonPost.ca, MetroNews.ca, Ottawa Citizen and 13 other media outlets (all publishing Canadian Press article) (June 30, 2014)
Website article
Rob Ford returns to work at City Hall in Toronto as Democracy Watch files complaint with Integrity Commissioner

Globe and Mail (and TorontoLife.com and NewsTalk1010.com) (June 27, 2014)
Website article and radio interview
Democracy Watch files ethics complaint against City of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford and Councillor Doug Ford concerning their actions in relation to two companies