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155 media appearances in 2024 (including 28 national appearances)
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Globe and Mail (January 19, 2013)
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Two other Federal Conservatives actions likely violated federal ethics law, but they will likely also be let off the hook — Globe and Mail

CBC.ca, National Post, and 13 other media outlets (January 18, 2013)
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Federal Conservative Minister Jim Flaherty’s actions likely violated federal ethics law, but he will likely be let off the hook — CBC.ca

National Post, Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, and 30 other media outlets (January 17, 2013)
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Federal Conservative Minister Jim Flaherty’s actions likely violated federal ethics law, but he will likely be let off the hook — National Post

Gigcity.ca (January 15, 2013)
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Loopholes in Alberta’s ethics law mean Premier will be let off the hook — Gigcity.ca

Democracy Watch (January 14, 2013)
News Release
Group calls on politicians across Canada to sign Democratic Good Government Pledge as their New Year’s Resolution

Democracy Watch (January 9, 2013)
News Release
Elections Canada decides to keep its rulings secret on more than 3,000 complaints because the rulings may make Commissioner of Elections look bad – group complains to Information Commissioner and calls for public inquiry

CBC News and the Huffington Post (January 7, 2013)
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Transparency is needed at Elections Canada to ensure proper enforcement of fair election laws — CBC News

Sun News Networks (January 4, 2013)
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Transparency is needed at Elections Canada to ensure proper enforcement of fair election laws — Sun News Network

Ottawa Citizen, National Post and 4 other Postmedia News newspapers (December 18, 2012)
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Democracy Watch’s opinion is Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney crossed ethics line by accepting hospitality from Liberal Finance Critic while being approached for Liberal leadership — Ottawa Citizen

Democracy Watch (December 14, 2012)
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More than 61,000 messages sent in anti-robocall, pro-election law enforcement letter-writing drive