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774 media appearances in 2025 (including 64 national appearances)
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Toronto Star editorial (November 10, 2014)
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Federal Conservatives’ so-called “open government” plan is Orwellian

CBC.ca, Toronto Star and iPolitics.ca (publishing Canadian Press wire article) (November 7, 2014)
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Federal Conservative so-called “open government” plan fails to promise strengthening the open government law and enforcement system

CBC.ca (October 23, 2014)
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Democracy Watch calls on New Brunswick’s new provincial premier to strengthen the access-to-government-information law and system

CTVnews.ca, Globe and Mail, Metronews.ca and 3 other media outlets (all publishing Canadian Press wire article) (October 10, 2014)
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Federal Conservatives’ so-called “open government” plan contains no changes to law to stop excessive secrecy

Canada.com, Ottawa Citizen and CTV.ca (October 8, 2014)
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Federal government scientists muzzled by Conservatives’ restrictive communication policies

CBC.ca (October 8, 2014)
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Federal government scientists muzzled by Conservatives’ restrictive communication policies

CTV News and 3 other media outlets (all publishing Canadian Press wire article) (September 11, 2014)
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As Newfoundland and Labrador Tories elect new leader, serious questions remain about provincial government’s access-to-information law

CBC.ca, Macleans.ca, Canada.com, MetroNews Canada and 6 other media outlets (all publishing a Canadian Press wire article) (September 8, 2014)
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Federal scientist media request generates email frenzy but no interview, as Democracy Watch awaits ruling on complaint

New Republic magazine (August 20, 2014)
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Canada’s Conservative federal government muzzles scientists as Democracy Watch waits for ruling on access to information complaint

Canada.com, Ottawa Citizen and 2 other Postmedia News newspapers (August 19, 2014)
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Federal Conservative government muzzles polar ice scientists as Democracy Watch waits for ruling on access to information complaint