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342 media appearances in 2026 (including 47 national appearances)
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Toronto Star (March 11, 2014)
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Toronto Police Services Board needs to clean up its ethics rules and its complaint-handling process

CBC Alberta (March 5, 2014)
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Alberta Premier Alison Redford violates travel spending rules

Canada.com (February 21, 2014)
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Federal Conservatives’ so-called “Fair Elections Act” does nothing to make election campaigns fair for independent candidates

Democracy Watch (February 20, 2014)
Op-ed by Duff Conacher
Trudeau’s next smart moves on Senate reform should include House and elections reform

Straight.com (Vancouver) (February 19, 2014)
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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

CBC B.C. (February 18, 2014)
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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

TheTyee.ca (February 17, 2014)
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Is Stockwell giving advice to RCI using secret information he learned as a Cabinet minister, which would violate the federal ethics law?

Globe and Mail (February 13, 2014)
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Case of Lottery Commission head leaving for job with casino company shows need to close huge loophole in B.C.’s ethics law

Le Devoir (February 8, 2014)
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Conservatives’ so-called “Fair Elections Act” penalties still not strong enough, and makes unfair change of increasing donation limits which will allow wealthy people to buy more influence, and increase corruption as happened in Quebec

CBC News (February 7, 2014)
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Federal Conservative MPs fail to recommend key changes needed to close loopholes in ethics law for Cabinet ministers and senior government officials