Democracy Watch and Canadians for Accountability announced that they have resigned from the Advisory Committee for the federal Integrity Commissioner because the groups said Integrity Commissioner Mario Dion kicked another member off the committee for no good reason and refused to reinstate him. The full release is available online. Call 613-241-5179.
Democracy Watch launched a national letter-writing and petition drive on Change.org, and a Facebook group, all calling for politicians across Canada to pass effective laws to stop the unjustified shutdown (prorogation) of legislatures, and ensure legislatures are opened after elections and for a reasonable time period each year. The full press release is available online. Call … Read more
Whistleblower charity FAIR (Federal Accountability Initiative for Reform) was ordered off the Advisory Committee of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner’s office (PSIC) – the agency charged with protecting government whistleblowers. Integrity Commissioner Mario Dion stated that this action was because of constantly undermining the work of this office in the media and in so doing … Read more
Democracy Watch launched a national letter-writing and petition drive on Change.org calling for politicians across Canada to pass effective laws to stop election fraud robocalls, and to strengthen enforcement of election laws. Federal politicians have unanimously supported Democracy Watch’s proposal to pass a law quickly to stop false election robocalls, and the NDP’s motion to … Read more
To celebrate International Democracy Day, Sept. 15, Democracy Watch launched its new website. The group said the website will make it much easier for Canadians to find what they want and to join in with the more than 18,000 people and 120 organizations across Canada that support Democracy Watch’s successful, leading campaigns to clean up … Read more
Democracy Watch called for democratic changes to Ontario's election system in response to low voter turnout in the recent provincial by-elections. The group said changes to educating Ontarians about their democratic rights, election dates, and ensuring honesty in politics would have led to higher voter turnout. The full release is available online. Call 613-241-5179.
Democracy Watch released its report card on the 2012 Democratic Good Government Election Platforms of the four main Québec political parties, the only election report card on these issues. The group said the Coalition Avenir Québec receives a D+ best grade of bad overall grades in the report card — the Parti Québecois received a … Read more
Democracy Watch announced that it will release its report card on the Democratic Good Government Platforms of the four main Quebec provincial parties, the only such report card published during the election. The report card measures the parties' platform promises in five key areas for democratic, good government — honesty and ethics measures, open government … Read more
Democracy Watch released the second letter it has sent asking Elections Canada to clarify a ruling by the Commissioner of Canada Elections on a recent complaint after Elections Canada responded with a refusal to clarify the interpretation. Democracy Watch received the ruling from the person who filed the complaint and in it the group said … Read more
Democracy Watch renewed its call for democratic changes to Ontario's election system in response to the clear crisis of record low voter turnout in the last provincial election. The group said Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty’s chosen dates for the Kitchener-Waterloo, Ont, and Vaughan, Ont, by-elections are, like the fixed election date, far from ideal for … Read more
