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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?
| Three things you can do to make sure that the next election is more fair.
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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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Government whistleblower watchdog fails to deliver after five years
Democracy Watch | Civil society groups are calling the federal Conservatives' 5-year-old whistleblower regime a failure and calling for major reforms to ensure protection of Canadian whistleblowers.
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Ethics Commissioner finally rules properly in Paradis case, but what about others involved?
Democracy Watch | Federal Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson has finally issued a ruling that complies with the Conflict of Interest Act when she concluded that Christian Paradis' actions were unethical.
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Per-vote subsidy should be made more democratic, not cut
Duff Conacher | Removing the $2 per-vote annual subsidy for federal political parties is yet another undemocratic move by Prime Minister Harper's Conservatives.