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Democracy Watch congratulates Justin Trudeau, and sets out plan for good...

Surveys show proposals supported by large majority of Canadians, and also endorsed by national coalitions made up of 140 citizen groups with more than 3 million total membersApril 15, 2013OTTAWA –...

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No excuse for federal Conservatives to be seven months overdue with...

Alberta passed new law quickly last fall; federal Liberals and NDP have introduced bills (both opposed by the Conservatives); and Elections Canada has proposed changesMore than 68,000 messages sent in...

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10 reasons Canadians should be concerned about the review of federal ethics...

OTTAWA – Today, Democracy Watch and the Government Ethics Coalition set out 10 reasons Canadians should be concerned about the current review of federal ethics rules by the House of Commons Ethics...

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Audit of 2011 federal election gives even more reasons for public inquiry...

Audit of 2011 federal election gives even more reasons for public inquiry into Elections Canada’s enforcement actions – along with 3,000 secret complaint rulings since 1997 Changes to law needed before...

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Lapdog federal Ethics Commissioner again refuses to investigate a clear case

Lapdog federal Ethics Commissioner again refuses to investigate a clear case — PM Harper helping Peter Penashue with spending and by-election during Elections Canada investigation Ethics Commissioner...

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Green Party receives C- best grade of bad overall grades in Report Card on...

Green Party receives C- best grade of bad overall grades in Report Card on British Columbia Parties’ Democratic Good Government Platforms — Conservatives receive a D-, NDP a D- and Liberals an F...

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Biased, lapdog investigations mean cover-up of Senate scandal likely, public...

Biased, lapdog investigations mean cover-up of Senate scandal most likely outcome and public inquiry will be needed – Wright, Duffy should be found guilty of violating ethics rules, and possibly other...

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Ethics Commissioner should find Nigel Wright and Mike Duffy guilty right now

Please support our coverage of democratic movements and become a supporting member of rabble.ca. The Ethics Commissioner has covered up twice already for Nigel Wright -- but public evidence is so clear...

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PMO/PCO dodging ATI request for number of times Ethics Commissioner has...

OTTAWA – Today, Democracy Watch released the response from the Prime Minister’s Office/Privy Council Office that dodges and delays responding to the Access to Information Act request for the number of...

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Trudeau situation and MP moonlighting shows new rules are needed

Please support our coverage of democratic movements and become a supporting member of rabble.ca.Justin Trudeau's speaking fees affair, and the Senate and MP expense and ethics scandals, all reveal how...

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More than 15 million adult Canadians want to move toward an elected Head of...

A country’s Head of State is not just a hollow symbol of old history. The person represents the people of a country -- their values and common purpose, their sense of unity, their loyalty to each other...

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Transparency needed to ensure proper charges and prosecution in Wright-Duffy...

Today, Democracy Watch called for transparency in the Wright-Duffy situation in order to ensure that Canadians can be confident that those making decisions relating to charges and prosecution are fully...

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Group will file ethics, police complaints about corporate sponsorship of...

Democracy Watch announced today that it will file complaints with every provincial and territorial ethics/integrity commissioner about the benefits every premier is receiving from various corporations...

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Former Conservative Cabinet Minister Chuck Strahl very likely violating...

Today, Democracy Watch has filed a complaint letter with federal Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson requesting that she launch an inquiry into former Conservative Cabinet minister...

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How Conservatives changed 'Reform Act' into the 'Hope for Reform Act'

Conservative MPs recently had an historic, unprecedented chance to throw off their chains and empower themselves and all MPs, and political party riding associations, to represent voters.  A House...

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