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501 media appearances in 2025 (including 45 national appearances)
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Democracy Watch (May 16, 2012)
News release
Federal Conservatives fail to initiate review of whistleblower law by legal deadline: groups fear government end-run on whistleblower law.
Globe and Mail (May 15, 2012)
Letter to the Editor by Duff Conacher
Federal democracy and good government watchdogs are lapdogs in key ways — will Conservatives make much-needed changes?
iPolitics.ca (May 7, 2012)
Website article
Green Party MP May re-files Democracy Watch complaint about Conservatives’ unethical relations with Rahim Jaffer
Calgary Herald (May 2, 2012)
Website article
Elections Alberta should tighten robocall rules and limit information parties can tell voters
Vancouver Sun (May 1, 2012)
Website article
Federal Conservative spending scandals show need for stronger rules, and enforcement
Edmonton Journal (April 30, 2012)
Letter to the Editor by Tyler Sommers
Spending scandals show need for stronger rules, and enforcement
Democracy Watch (April 25, 2012)
News Release
Albertans should not be surprised at low voter turnout in provincial election
Democracy Watch (April 19, 2012)
News Release
Federal Conservatives end their five-year sham by cutting funding to secretariat of non-existent Public Appointments Commission
Democracy Watch (April 17, 2012)
News Release
Federal Conservatives’ Open Government Action Plan fails to fulfill Open Government Partnership (OGP) membership requirements — fails to commit to strengthening access-to-information, ethics, lobbying, political finance, financial administration, public consultation and whistleblower protection laws and enforcement
Democracy Watch (April 16, 2012)
News Release -- For related Huffington Post article - click here
Elections Canada keeps rulings secret on 2,982 complaints since 1997