Global Integrity released its 2010 Global Integrity Report which dropped Canada from 11th to 19th out of the almost 100 countries evaluated since 2007. The Report is the world's most comprehensive, detailed assessment of national government accountability, integrity and democratic process, and measures the strength of key laws and enforcement records up to the end … Read more
Democracy Watch announced the release of its Report Card on the 2011 Good Government Election Platform. The organization said that the Green Party received the best overall grade of B-, with the Bloc Quebecois in second holding a C-. Democracy Watch said the Conservatives, Liberals and the New Democrats all received a grade of F. … Read more
Democracy Watch announced that Conservative Party Leader Stephen Harper's spokesperson Dimitri Soudas violated the federal Conflict of Interest Act when he urged Montreal Port Authority board members to hire a specific person as head of the MPA. Democracy Watch said that Soudas is in violation of section 8, which prohibits the use of inside information … Read more
Democracy Watch and an alliance of 30 citizen organizations are calling for the immediate release of the recently completed report reviewing more than 220 whistleblower complaints rejected by former federal Public Sector Integrity Commissioner Christiane Ouimet. The full release is available online. Call 613-241-5179.
Democracy Watch pointed out that the situation revealed by the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) about former PMO adviser Bruce Carson is scandalous not only because of Carson's activities, but also because his secret lobbying is legal (because of loopholes in federal laws), the Ethics Commissioner and Commissioner of Lobbying and RCMP didn't catch him … Read more
An alliance of more than 30 accountability organizations sent a letter to the Auditor General calling on her to audit the $500,000 plus secret severance payoff offered by the Conservative government to former disgraced Integrity Commissioner Christiane Ouimet (a payoff that included a gag order). The full release is available online. Call 613-241-5179.
An alliance of more than 30 accountability organizations called on the Public Accounts Committee to pass a resolution recommending, and the government to follow through on, the cancellation of the reported $500,000 plus secret severance pay package offered by the government to former disgraced Integrity Commissioner Christiane Ouimet. The full release is available online. Call … Read more
Democracy Watch released a statement saying that Federal Commissioner of Lobbying Karen Shepherd is likely sitting on at least 100 cases and has only ruled publicly on two cases in past three years. The full release is available online. Call (613) 241-5179.
Democracy Watch released a statement saying that the Federal Financial Literacy Task Force's report on financial literacy made good recommendations, but ignored lowest-cost, most effective solutions. Call 613-789-5753.
Democracy Now announced that in its first week, the Coffeeparty.ca movement site has had more than 85,000 hits from across Canada. The full release is available online. Call 613-241-5179.
