Set out below are links to Democracy Watch TV and radio interviews and speeches (including testimony before government committees) that are available on the Internet (NOTE: some older links may no longer work).

To see the lists of all Democracy Watch's appearances on TV and radio shows, and speeches and testimony, and in newspapers and online media, each year since 1993, click here.

• RADIO PHONE-IN SHOW: Democracy Watch Coordinator Duff Conacher on the loopholes and flaws in Canada's democracy (CBC Maritime Noon phone-in show (starts 20 min. into show), July 15, 2010)
• RADIO PHONE-IN SHOW: Democracy Watch Coordinator Duff Conacher on the loopholes and flaws in Canada's democracy (CBC Maritime Noon phone-in show, May 17, 2010)
  
• PODCAST INTERVIEW: Democracy Watch Coordinator Duff Conacher interviewed about Democracy Watch's history of success (This Magazine, April 26, 2010)
• PODCAST INTERVIEW: Democracy Watch Coordinator Duff Conacher interviewed on flaws and loopholes in federal government's access-to-information system (Full Comment podcast, National Post, April 17, 2010)
• RADIO INTERVIEW: Democracy Watch Coordinator Duff Conacher points out loopholes and flaws in federal ethics and lobbying rules and enforcement system highlighted by the Helena Guergis/Rahim Jaffer situation, some of which Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson admits exist (CBC Radio's The Current (Part 1), April 15, 2010)
• TV NEWS PIECE: Former Conservative MP Rahim Jaffer and his spouse, Conservative Cabinet minister Helena Guergis, face allegations of improper activities, allegations they deny (CBC TV's The National, April 8, 2010)
• TV INTERVIEW: Democracy Watch Coordinator Duff Conacher on allegations concerning former Conservative MP Rahim Jaffer and his spouse, Conservative Cabinet minister Helena Guergis (CBC News Network's Power and Politics show, April 8, 2010 -- Interview begins at 11-minute mark and ends at 17-minute mark of the show)
• TV PANEL: Democracy Watch Coordinator Duff Conacher on TV show panel on Senate reform (TVO's The Agenda with Steve Paikin, March 23, 2010) -- Click on Senate Reform link on the page
• RADIO INTERVIEW: Democracy Watch Coordinator Duff Conacher on how Canada's federal government is far from most democratic or accountable government in the world (Jeff Farias show (U.S. Talk Radio), March 3, 2010) -- For details see: NEWS RELEASE: Canadian Federal Government Far From Owning the Podium on Democracy and Government Accountability -- Drops to 11th in Global Integrity's New Annual Report -- Another Accountability Act Needed (March 1, 2010)
• YouTUBE VIDEO: Democracy Watch Coordinator Duff Conacher on how to resolve the dispute over the disclosure of all documents about Afghan detainees (StraightGoods.ca, March 1, 2010) -- To see related website article, click here
• YouTUBE VIDEO: Democracy Watch Coordinator Duff Conacher on the ethics of lobbying federal Canadian politicians and Part 2 of the Interview (Duff Conacher speaks at the 4:35 minute mark of Part 2) and Part 3 of the Interview (Duff Conacher speaks from the 2:35 minute mark to the 5:35 minute mark of Part 3) (StraightGoods.ca, February 24, 2010)
  
• RADIO PIECE: Examination of the federal Conservatives' democratic reform and accountability record featuring Democracy Watch Coordinator Duff Conacher (CBC Radio's The Current Part 3, February 4, 2010 or click here) -- To see Democracy Watch's Report Card on the Conservatives' record, click here
• YouTUBE VIDEO: Democracy Watch Coordinator Duff Conacher's speech at the anti-prorogation of Parliament rally in Toronto (January 23, 2010 -- NOTE: the speech starts at the 2:45 minute mark of the video, and ends at the 6 minute mark of the video)
• RADIO INTERVIEW: Democracy Watch Coordinator Duff Conacher on Prime Minister Harper's unjustifiable prorogation of Parliament and other abuses of power (January 12, 2010, Redeye Radio on rabble.ca)
  

• RADIO INTERVIEW: Duff Conacher on the record profits of Canada's big banks and the failure of federal politicians to impose key accountability measures (CIUT Toronto's "Take Five" morning show, December 9, 2009 -- NOTE: The piece starts starts at the 5:25 min. mark of the show, and ends at the 16:45 min. mark of the show) -- To see related news release, click here
  
• RADIO INTERVIEW: Duff Conacher on the many bad government loopholes left open by the Ontario Liberals' so-called Bill 212 Good Government Act (CIUT Toronto's "Take Five" morning show, December 4, 2009 -- NOTE: The interview starts starts at the 3:30 min. mark of the show, and ends at the 15:30 min. mark of the show) -- To see related news release, click here
  
• RADIO INTERVIEW: Duff Conacher on the Ontario Liberals refusal to release details about the prosecutor's contract for the case of the former Attorney General Michael Bryant (CIUT Toronto's "Take Five" morning show, November 27, 2009 -- NOTE: The piece starts starts at the 4 min. mark of the show, and ends at the 15 min. mark of the show) -- To see related article, click here
  
• YouTUBE VIDEO (Part 1): Duff Conacher on lobbying, ethics and political donation rules and weak enforcement in Canada and unethical lobbying activities (Straightgoods.ca, November 7, 2009) -- To see related March 2009 interview, click here
  
• YouTUBE VIDEO (Part 2): Duff Conacher on loopholes in Canada's political donations system and weak enforcement that allow wealthy interests to buy influence (November 7, 2009)
  
• RADIO INTERVIEW: Duff Conacher on the lack of effective government accountability systems in Canada (CHUO Radio's "The Five O'Clock Train" show, October 8, 2009)
  
• RADIO INTERVIEW: Duff Conacher on panel in Ottawa on the state of democracy in Canada's federal government (CBC Radio's "The Sunday Edition" show with Michael Enright, September 27, 2009)
  
• TV INTERVIEW: Duff Conacher on Democracy Watch's court challenge of Prime Minister Harper's 2008 election call (CBC Newsworld's afternoon show September 8, 2009)
  
• TV INTERVIEW: Duff Conacher on Democracy Watch's court challenge of Prime Minister Harper's 2008 election call (CTV Newsnet, September 8, 2009)
• TESTIMONY AND NEWS RELEASE: Group's Final Policy Submission to Oliphant Commission Details 20 Unethical, But Still Legal, Actions By Cabinet Ministers and Others in Federal Politics, and 10 Key Flaws in Enforcement Systems -- Loopholes in Ethics and Openness Laws Must Be Closed, and Enforcement Strengthened, To Prevent Ethics Violations and Excessive Secrecy (July 31, 2009)
• TV INTERVIEW: Duff Conacher on the state of democracy in Canada (CPAC's "Goldhawk Live" show, June 28, 2009) -- and see related LETTER-TO-THE-EDITOR: Federal government still needs key democratic reforms (in part because of past Conservative and Liberal broken promises), but is more democratic and accountable than 20 years ago (Hill Times, May 11, 2009)
• TESTIMONY and NEWS RELEASE: Oliphant Inquiry's Policy Review This Week Opens Door to Closing Loopholes, Strengthening Enforcement of Federal Ethics, Lobbying, Political Finance and Open Government Rules (June 15, 2009)
• TESTIMONY: Duff Conacher on the need for an independent audit of bank profits and other key bank accountability measures before the Joint House of Commons Finance/Industry committees (June 2, 2009) -- and see related CCRC NEWS RELEASE (NOTE: the CCRC is a project of Democracy Watch): Conservatives' Proposed Credit Card Regulations Too Little, Too Late to Protect Finance Consumers From Being Gouged -- Comprehensive Audits, and New Financial Consumer Watchdog Groups, Needed For Effective Bank and Financial Services Industry Accountability
  
• TESTIMONY: Duff Conacher on needed changes to close loopholes in, and clarify, the gift-acceptance rules in the Conflict of Interest Code for Members of the House of Commons before the Subcommittee on Gifts of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (April 2, 2009) -- and related brief submitted to the Subcommittee (PDF format)
• TESTIMONY: Duff Conacher on the need for an independent audit of bank profits and other key bank accountability measures before the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce (April 2, 2009)
  
• TESTIMONY: Duff Conacher on needed changes to the federal Access to Information Act before the federal House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (March 30, 2009) -- To see Democracy Watch's submission to the Committee, click here
• RADIO INTERVIEW: Interview on CBC Radio's "As It Happens" show (March 30, 2009) with Democracy Watch Coordinator and Canadian Community Reinvestment Coalition (CCRC) Chairperson Duff Conacher re: NEWS RELEASE: Coalition Calls on Federal Government to Get Tough on Unfair Bank Gouging and Cutting of Lending and Services -- Comprehensive Audits, and New Financial Consumer Watchdog Groups, Needed For Effective Bank and Financial Services Industry Accountability (March 4, 2009)
• TV INTERVIEW: Duff Conacher on federal Canadian lobbying ethics rules and weak enforcement and unethical lobbying activities (Straightgoods.ca, March 26, 2009)
  

• TV INTERVIEW: Governor General makes most neutral call possible by proroguing Parliament, acting as a sort of referee in a championship game between weak Conservative team and weak Liberal-NDP-Bloc coalition team (CTV's Canada AM (phone interview), December 5, 2008)
• TV INTERVIEW: Governor General makes most neutral call possible by proroguing Parliament, acting as a sort of referee in a championship game between weak Conservative team and weak Liberal-NDP-Bloc coalition team (CTV Newsnet, December 4, 2008)
• TV INTERVIEW: Federal opposition parties call Conservative government's weak-hand bluff on economic and public per-vote funding of political parties (CTV.ca, November 29, 2008 -- click on link on page to see video of interview of Democracy Watch Coordinator Duff Conacher)
• RADIO INTERVIEW: Federal Conservatives' proposal to cut public per-vote political party funding to zero goes to far, but funding should be cut in half (CBC Radio's "As It Happens" show, 6th interview, November 27, 2008)
• TV COMMENTARY: Honesty-in-politics law would help stop misleading spin by politicians (It's Your Government show, IChannel, October 19, 2008)
  
• RADIO DEBATE: Democracy Watch Coordinator Duff Conacher debates Gerry Nicholls of the U.S.-based Democracy Institute on laws limiting spending on paid advertising by individuals and interest groups during election-campaign periods -- MP3 format (QR77 Alberta talk radio ("The World Tonight" show), May 13, 2008)
• RADIO INTERVIEW: Interview about Alberta's 2008 provincial election and lack of effective good government and government accountability system in Alberta (Aired on CJSW Radio (Calgary), March 10, 2008 -- NOTE: Link takes you to journalist  Niall McKenna's website)
• RADIO PIECE re: Democracy Watch's NEWS RELEASE: Federal Conservatives' So-Called "Federal Accountability Act" and Related Decisions Earn a "D" Grade For Only Partially Increasing Accountability (CBC Radio's "The House", February 2, 2008 -- To hear the piece, click here then click on the link for the February 2, 2008 show (the piece starts 15 minutes and 50 seconds into the show, and ends 24 minutes and 35 seconds into the show))

• TESTIMONY: Duff Conacher on the need for an independent audit of bank profits and services across Canada before the federal House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance (April 17, 2007)
• TESTIMONY: Duff Conacher on needed changes to Bill C-37 re: the federal Bank Act, Insurance Companies Act and Trust Companies Act before the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce (March 22, 2007)
• RADIO INTERVIEW: Democracy Watch Coordinator Duff Conacher on loopholes in Canada's lobbying law, and why Australia needs a stronger law to stop secret, unethical lobbying (Australia Broadcasting Corporation (ABC - "The National Interest" show), March 11, 2007)
• TESTIMONY: Duff Conacher on needed changes to Bill C-37 re: the federal Bank Act, Insurance Companies Act and Trust Companies Act before the federal House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance (February 19, 2007)
  

• RADIO INTERVIEW: Duff Conacher, Coordinator of Democracy Watch and Chairperson of the Canadian Community Reinvestment Coalition (CCRC) on the New 940 AM (Montreal - "The Last Angry Man" evening show) on December 14, 2006 re: the CCRC's news release: Federal Conservatives Fail in Bill C-37 To Require Banks To Prove Their Record $19 Billion Profits Are Based on Fair Prices and Service, and Responsible Lending and Investing, and Also Fail to Ensure Bank Mergers and Takeovers Are in the Public Interest - To listen to the interview, click here
• TESTIMONY: Duff Conacher on needed changes to Bill C-2 (the Federal Accountability Act) before the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs (September 18, 2006)
  
• TESTIMONY: Duff Conacher on needed changes to Bill C-2 (the Federal Accountability Act) before the House of Commons Special Legislative Committee on Bill C-2 (May 30, 2006)
  
• RADIO INTERVIEW: Duff Conacher on CBC Radio's "The Current" re: the federal Conservative Party's plan to enact a "Federal Accountability Act" with 52 measures and likely recommendations in the second Gomery Commission Report (February 1, 2006 -- To listen to the interview, scroll down on the page this link takes you to and click on the "Part 1" link -- the interview starts 2 minutes 40 seconds into Part 1 of the show and runs to the 17-minute point of the show) -- For more details, see Democracy Watch's news release Election Makes Clear Need for Election Reforms to Encourage Voter Turnout, Ensure Honesty, Fairness (January 27, 2006) and Democracy Watch's opinion piece re: Conservatives' pledge to close most loopholes in federal government's accountability system -- but leave some key loopholes (Winnipeg Free Press, January 28, 2006) and Democracy Watch's REPORT CARD: Federal Conservative Party Has Best Government Accountability Election Platform -- NDP, Greens, Bloc Tied Not Far Behind, Liberal Grades Much Worse -- All Platforms Still Have Key Gaps. . . (January 18, 2006)

• TESTIMONY: Duff Conacher on Ethics Counsellor Howard Wilson's negligent lack of enforcement of federal lobbying law before the federal House of Commons Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates (November 28, 2005)
  
• SPEECH: To see a video of an August 17, 2005 speech by Ralph Nader highlighting the importance of Democracy Watch's work, click here
• RADIO COMMENTARY: Duff Conacher's "Commentary" on the Need to Close All Loopholes in the Federal Government's Political Donations, Ethics and Spending Systems (CBC Radio, April 7, 2005)

• RADIO INTERVIEW: Duff Conacher on CBC Radio's "The Current" re: need for effective corporate regulation and creation of citizen watchdog groups in Canada (December 21, 2004 -- To listen to the interview, scroll down on the page this link takes you to and click on the "Part 3" link -- the interview starts 9 minutes 24 seconds into Part 3 of the show and runs almost to the end of the show)
• RADIO PIECE: Duff Conacher on CBC Radio's "The House" Calling for More Comprehensive, Effective Regulation of Investment Industry (December 11 , 2004 -- To listen to the piece, click on the "Dec. 11" link under the heading "2004" on the page this link takes you to -- the piece starts 27 minutes 37 seconds into the show, and ends 36 minutes 22 seconds into the show)
• RADIO COMMENTARY: Duff Conacher's "Commentary" on Prime Minister Paul Martin Kicking Carolyn Parrish Out of the Liberal Caucus (November 19, 2004 -- Click on the link (audio or text) for the November 19, 2004 "Commentary" on the webpage this link takes you to)
• RADIO PIECE: Duff Conacher on CBC Radio's "The House" re: Former Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Lyle Vanclief Violates Ethics Rules By Becoming Lobbyist (To listen to the piece, click on the "September 11" link under the heading "2004" on the page the link takes you to -- the piece starts 27 minutes, 50 seconds into the show, and ends 35 minutes, 12 seconds into the show)
• RADIO INTERVIEW: Duff Conacher on CBC Radio's "The Current" re: democratic reforms needed to increase voter turnout (June 28, 2004 -- To listen to the interview, scroll down on the page the link takes you to and click on the "Part 1" link -- the interview starts after the satire piece that opens the show)
• SPEECH: Duff Conacher's speech on Gaps in Whistleblower Protection in Canada (March 10, 2004 -- Scroll down on the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) webpage that this link takes you to, and then download either the video or transcript of Duff Conacher's speech on the lack of whistleblower protection in Canada)
• RADIO INTERVIEW: Duff Conacher on CBC's "The Current" re: ethics of Paul Martin and Belinda Stronach as political leaders (February 5, 2004 -- To listen to the interview, scroll down on the page the link takes you to and click on the "Part Two" link -- the interview starts at the beginning of Part Two of the show)
• RADIO INTERVIEW: Duff Conacher on CBC Radio's "The House" re: Paul Martin's democratic reform plan (January 3, 2004 -- To listen to the interview, click on the link for January 3, 2004 show on the page the link takes you to -- the interview starts 11 minutes, 50 seconds into the show, and ends 18 minutes, 20 seconds into the show)

• RADIO INTERVIEW: Duff Conacher on CBC Radio's "The Current" re: Paul Martin's democratic reform plan (September 18, 2003 -- To listen to the interview, scroll down on the page the link takes you to and click on the "Part 3" link -- the interview starts 17 minutes, 39 seconds into Part 3 of the show, and ends 25 minutes, 57 seconds into the show)
• TESTIMONY: Duff Conacher on needed changes to Bill C-15 re: the federal Lobbyists Registration Act before the Standing Senate Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament (May 7, 2003)
• SPEECH: Duff Conacher's speech on Gaps in Whistleblower Protection in Canada (March 27, 2003 -- scroll down on the webpage the link takes you to and, with Real Audio software, you will be able to see and/or listen to Duff Conacher's speech)
• TESTIMONY: Duff Conacher on an ethics code for Senators before the Standing Senate Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament (February 25, 2003)
  
• TESTIMONY: Duff Conacher on an ethics code for parliamentarians before the federal House of Commons Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (February 6, 2003)
• TESTIMONY: Duff Conacher on the dangers of big bank mergers the federal House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance (February 5, 2003)
  

• TESTIMONY: Duff Conacher on needed changes to Bill C-15 re: the federal Lobbyists Registration Act before the federal House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology (November 21, 2002)
• TESTIMONY: Duff Conacher on Bill C-284 which proposed changes to the Criminal Code of Canada re: liability of directors of corporations for negligent actions by employees before the federal House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights (May 7, 2002)
  
• RADIO INTERVIEW: Profile of Duff Conacher and Democracy Watch on CBC Radio's "The House" program (March 30, 2002 -- To listen to the piece, click on the "March 30" link under the heading "2002" on the page this link takes you to -- the piece starts 21 minutes 6 seconds into the show, and ends 29 minutes 15 seconds into the show)
• TESTIMONY: Duff Conacher on Bill C-23 re: the federal Competition Act before the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce (March 6, 2002)

• TESTIMONY: Duff Conacher on the need for airline accountability measures before the federal House of Commons Standing Committee on Transport and Government Operations (November 6, 2001)
• TESTIMONY: Duff Conacher on needed changes to Bill C-23 re: the federal Competition Act before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology (October 24, 2001)
• TESTIMONY: Duff Conacher on Bill S-11 re: shareholder and stakeholder input into corporate decision-making processes before the federal House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology (June 5, 2001)
• TESTIMONY: Duff Conacher on needed changes to Bill C-8 re: the federal Bank Act, Insurance Companies Act and Trust Companies Act before the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce (May 2, 2001)
• TESTIMONY: Duff Conacher on Bill S-11 re: shareholder and stakeholder input into corporate decision-making processes before the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce (April 4, 2001)
  
• TESTIMONY: Duff Conacher and Aaron Freeman on needed changes to the federal Lobbyists Registration Act before the federal House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology (March 27, 2001)
• TESTIMONY: Duff Conacher on needed changes to Bill C-8 re: the federal Bank Act, Insurance Companies Act and Trust Companies Act before the federal House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance (March 15, 2001)
  

• TESTIMONY: Duff Conacher on needed changes to Bill C-8 re: the federal Bank Act, Insurance Companies Act and Trust Companies Act before the federal House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance (October 19, 2000)
• TESTIMONY: Duff Conacher on needed changes to the federal Competition Act before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry (May 18, 2000)
• TESTIMONY: Duff Conacher on Bill S-19 re: shareholder and stakeholder input into corporate decision-making processes before the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce (May 3, 2000)

• TESTIMONY: Duff Conacher on needed changes to Bill C-276 re: negative option marketing and the federal Competition Act before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry (December 2, 1999)
• TESTIMONY: Duff Conacher on needed airline accountability measures before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Transport (November 18, 1999)

• TESTIMONY: Duff Conacher on needed bank and financial institution accountability measures before the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce (October 1, 1998)
• TESTIMONY: Duff Conacher on the September 1998 Report of the Task Force on the future of the Canadian Financial Services Sector before the federal House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance (September 25, 2008)
• TESTIMONY: Duff Conacher and Luc Lapointe on bank business lending practices and accountability before the federal House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry (May 5, 1998)