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805 media appearances in 2025 (including 73 national appearances)
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Democracy Watch (February 13, 2013)
News Release
New website counter tracks how long federal Conservatives have violated Parliament’s deadline for anti-robocall law

Democracy Watch (February 11, 2013)
News Release
House Ethics Committee must require Ethics Commissioner today to disclose more than 80 secret rulings since 2007

Toronto Star and Metro News (February 7, 2013)
Website Article
Senators investigating colleagues are in conflict of interest, Auditor General must be required to regularly audit spending — Toronto Star

Democracy Watch (February 6, 2013)
News Release
House Committees must recommend that federal Conflict of Interest Act and MP and Senate ethics codes and enforcement be changed in 30 key ways to finally make corruption in federal politics illegal

Hill Times (February 4, 2013)
Letter to the Editor by Duff Conacher
Because the Conservatives broke their promises, secret unethical lobbying is still legal

Democracy Watch (February 4, 2013)
News Release
Group renews call for politicians across Canada to sign Democratic Good Government Pledge as their New Year’s Resolution

Democracy Watch (January 29, 2013)
News Release
Group calls on Canadians nation-wide to hold democracy Coffee Parties through CoffeeParty.ca to write letters to politicians on key issues

Hill Times (January 28, 2013)
Website Article
Re: Federal Conservatives must not turn Parliamentary Budget Officer into a lapdog Hill Times

CBC.ca (January 25, 2013)
Website Article
As Democracy Watch called for, Ethics Commissioner clarifies ethics rules, but fails to find Conservative Minister Flaherty and 2 MPs clearly guilty of violating the law, and no penalty — CBC.ca

Democracy Watch (January 22, 2013)
News Release
Obama government allows scientists to speak freely, while federal Conservatives muzzle them like Bush did