Democracy Watch released the letter it sent to federal Commissioner of Canada Elections Yves Côté as it launched its new campaign calling on Côté to investigate and initiate a prosecution of Prime Minister Trudeau’s dishonest electoral reform election promise made during the 2015 federal election. “The rule in Canada’s election law makes it clearly illegal to bait voters like … Read more
Democracy Watch released the application it filed in Federal Court challenging the ruling by former Lobbying Commissioner Karen Shepherd that the Aga Khan is not covered by the federal lobbying law or code, and so his Bahamas trip gift to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) was legal. “Democracy Watch is challenging the Lobbying Commissioner’s ruling in court, … Read more
Democracy Watch released the letter it sent to new federal Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion requesting that he not make any decisions concerning investigations of situations involving the Trudeau Cabinet. “The Trudeau Cabinet put the new Ethics Commissioner in a conflict of interest by handpicking him through a secretive, PMO-controlled process, and as a result the Commissioner is … Read more
Democracy Watch called on the federal Liberals to make the protections from harassment and assault in Bill C-65 actually effective by extending whistleblower protection to all federal workplaces, including Parliament. “The [House of Commons Government Operations Committee] unanimously recommended many key changes to strengthen protection for people who blow the whistle on wrongdoing in the federal … Read more
New Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger sent Democracy Watch a letter stating that she will not continue the investigations into its complaints about two fundraising events for the Liberal Party of Canada that Barry Sherman, former Chair of Apotex Inc. was involved in organizing and hosting. Democracy Watch will challenge Bélanger’s decisions in court on the basis that she is … Read more
Democracy Watch revealed that more than 24,000 voters from across Canada have signed its national petition on Change.org calling for key changes to make Canada’s big businesses and Big Banks pay their fair share of taxes. A special report recently published in the Toronto Star details how Canadian big businesses, especially the Big Banks, have higher profits but pay a lower … Read more
Democracy Watch released details about the lawsuits it filed January 15 in the Federal Court challenging the Trudeau Cabinet’s appointments in December of the new Ethics Commissioner and new Lobbying Commissioner. Both cases ask the court to overturn the appointments because the Cabinet failed to consult with opposition party leaders as required by the Parliament of Canada Act before making the Ethics Commissioner … Read more
Democracy Watch revealed that more than 10,000 voters from across Canada have signed its national petition on Change.orgcalling for key changes to make Canada’s big businesses and Big Banks pay their fair share of taxes. “Like Scrooge, Canada’s big businesses and banks are trying to keep all the money for themselves, and key changes are needed to … Read more
“An independent investigation about whether the Aga Khan a year ago violated the lobbyist ethics code by giving the trip gift to PM Trudeau and MP O’Regan should have been initiated a year ago,” said Duff Conacher, Co-founder of Democracy Watch. “Given that she was handpicked by Trudeau through a secretive, PMO-controlled process, the Lobbying Commissioner is … Read more
Democracy Watch applauded Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson for finding Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) guilty of violating the federal ethics law by accepting the gift of the Bahamas trip from the Aga Khan, and also taking part in decisions that affected the Aga Khan’s foundation. “Dawson is going out with a bang not a whimper by finally … Read more
