Democracy Watch testified before the House of Commons Government Operations Committee as it reviews the federal public sector whistleblower protection law. Democracy Watch submission included the Change.org petition that 21,000 voters have signed in the past few weeks calling for 17 key changes by the federal governmentto protect people who blow the whistle on government and big business abuse, waste and … Read more
Democracy Watch called on federal Commissioner of Lobbying Karen Shepherd to rule on the complaint they filed last May about the gifts of paid travel that various lobbying organizations have given to MPs and senators since spring 2009. Democracy Watch believes the gifts violate a rule in the Lobbyists’ Code of Conduct that prohibits lobbyists from doing anything that … Read more
Democracy Watch testified before the House of Commons Government Operations Committee as it reviews the federal public sector whistleblower protection law. Its submission included the Change.org petition, with more than 21,000 signatures, calling for the government to protect people who blow the whistle on government and big business abuse, waste and law-breaking. “The federal Liberals claimed in their 2015 election platform that … Read more
Democracy Watch sent many letters last week to federal Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson, calling for a ruling that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) violated the Conflict of Interest Act; that he, Liberal MP Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South–Mount Pearl, NL) and Interim Conservative Leader Rona Ambrose (Sturgeon River-Parkland, Alta.) each violated the Conflict of Interest Code for MPs; and that … Read more
Responding to the federal Liberal’s proposed plan to make Cabinet ministers’s and party leaders’ cash-for-access fundraising events more transparent, Democracy Watch and the nation-wide Money in Politics Coalition, and joined by the thousands of voters who have signed an online Change.org petition, called on the federal political parties to make real changes that will actually democratize the … Read more
Democracy Watch sent a letter to federal Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson calling on her to launch an inquiry into Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) giving preferential treatment to the companies and/or organizations or other individuals represented by several Liberal Party donors when he invited those donors to a gala dinner in honour … Read more
Democracy Watch sent a letter to federal Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson calling for a ruling that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) and his Cabinet cannot appoint the new Ethics Commissioner or Commissioner of Lobbying in January because they are in a conflict of interest given both commissioner offices are currently investigating them for … Read more
Democracy Watch applauded the initial changes that the federal Liberal government’s Bill C-33 makes to the Canada Elections Act but called for many more changes to ensure fair and democratic federal elections. “The Liberal government’s bill makes some initial changes to remove barriers to voting that the Conservatives set up in 2014, but many more changes … Read more
Democracy Watch released its submission to the Special Committee on Electoral Reform. The submission calls on the federal Liberal government to take two immediate actions, and for all federal parties to work together to make 23 key changes to ensure democratic and fair federal elections. The full release is available online. Call 613-241-5179.
Democracy Watch filed an ethics complaint with federal Commissioner of Lobbying Karen Shepherd calling on her to investigate an August 26, 2015 fundraising event for the Liberal Party of Canada hosted by Apotex Inc. chairman Barry Sherman at his home and attended by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) and then-candidate, now-Liberal MP Michael Levitt … Read more
