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Oct 18, 2017

Fair Vote Canada and Democracy Watch file joint ethics complaint against Prime Minister

Fair Vote Canada and Democracy Watch jointly demand that the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, Mary Dawson, investigate Prime Minister Trudeau’s actions concerning electoral reform.

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Mar 15, 2017

Kinder Morgan's $771,000 donation to B.C. Liberals raises red flags while Premier shifts to damage control

Alyse Kotyk

The B.C. Liberals are under scrutiny for accepting significant donations from lobbyists, including those connected to the controversial Trans Mountain pipeline project, sparking an RCMP investigation.

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Could 2015 be the last unfair federal election?

3 Minute Action

Three things you can do to make sure that the next election is more fair.

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Apr 28, 2014

Conservatives' changes only go halfway to making so-called Fair Elections Act actually fair

Duff Conacher

The federal Conservatives are not proposing enough changes to make their so-called "Fair Elections Act," or federal elections, actually fair.

Blog

Jun 24, 2013

Trudeau situation and MP moonlighting shows new rules are needed

Democracy Watch

People in politics need job descriptions, and strong transparency, ethics and accountability rules, to ensure they fulfill their public duties properly

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Jan 15, 2013

Group calls on politicians across Canada to sign Democratic Good Government Pledge as their New Year's Resolution

Democray Watch

Democracy Watch called on politicians and government officials across Canada to sign the Democratic Good Government Pledge as their New Year's Resolution

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Nov 23, 2012

More than 56,000 messages sent in anti-robocall, pro-election law enforcement letter-writing drive

Democracy Watch

Today, Democracy Watch called on the federal Conservatives to introduce the bill to ban false election robocalls and strengthen election law enforcement that they promised to introduce.

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Nov 15, 2012

More than 27,000 messages sent in anti-robocall, pro-election law enforcement letter-writing drive

Democracy Watch

Today, Democracy Watch called on the federal Conservatives to introduce the bill to ban false election robocalls and strengthen election law enforcement that they promised to introduce by the end of S

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Sep 21, 2012

Democracy Watch launches letter and petition drive to stop election fraud

Democracy Watch

Democracy Watch launched a national letter-writing and petition drive calling for politicians to pass laws to stop election fraud robocalls, and to strengthen enforcement of election laws.

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Sep 17, 2012

Democracy Watch launches new, interactive website on Democracy Day

Democracy Watch

To celebrate International Democracy Day on Sept. 15, Democracy Watch launched its new website and invites invites all Canadians to "become a Democracy Watcher."

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