Available
Democracy Watch TV and Radio Interviews and Speeches
/ Testimony
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 media appearances since 1993, click here.
2012
- TV PIECE: Federal Conservative spending scandals show clear need for strong rules, enforcement, and penalties (CTV TV's
Power Play show, April 25, 2012)
- TV PIECE: Some
of Canada's big banks gouge seniors by failing to
tell them about fee-free accounts (CBC TV's
Marketplace show, April 6, 2012 -- NOTE: Piece
starts at 21 minute mark and runs for 5 minutes)
- INTERVIEW: Democracy
Watch Board member Duff Conacher on why
Conservative Cabinet minister Christian Paradis
should be kicked out of Cabinet, and changes
needed to federal ethics rules and enforcement
(CTV's Power Play show, March 27, 2012)
- TV INTERVIEW: Democracy
Watch Board member Duff Conacher on SNC-Lavalin
scandal and changes needed to laws to increase
corporate responsibility and accountability in
Canada (CTV's National Affairs show, March 26,
2012)
- TV PIECE: As
banking fees increase yet again, federal
government action needed to ensure record big bank
profits not based on gouging and ignoring
job-creating businesses (Global TV National
News, March 13, 2012)
- TESTIMONY: Democracy
Watch Coordinator Tyler Sommers before the House
of Commons Standing Committee on Finance about
Bill S-5 which changes federal financial
institution laws (March 13, 2012)
- TV PIECE: Elections
Canada must disclose its rulings on 2,284 past
complaints, and all it future rulings, to give
Canadians assurance they are enforcing the law
properly and effectively (CBC TV's The
National feature piece, March 7, 2012)
- TV PIECE re: Elections
Canada must disclose details about its rulings on
all past complaints, and current robocall
complaints (Global News National, March 2,
2012)
- TV INTERVIEW: Elections
Canada must come clean on more than 2,280 past
election complaints for which it has never issued
public rulings (CBC News Network, March 1,
2012)
- RADIO INTERVIEW: Democracy
Watch board member Duff Conacher on federal
election robocall fraud situation, and ongoing
problems with Elections Canada and other good
government watchdog agencies (CBC Radio's The
Current show, March 1, 2012)
- RADIO INTERVIEW: Democracy
Watch Coordinator Tyler Sommers on federal
election robocall fraud situation and ongoing
problems with Elections Canada (CBC Radio's As
it Happens show, February 29, 2012)
- TV INTERVIEW: Democracy
Watch Coordinator Tyler Sommers on federal
election robocall fraud situation and ongoing
problems with Elections Canada (Sun News
Network, February 29, 2012)
- TESTIMONY: Democracy
Watch Board member Duff Conacher testifying before
the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access
to Information, Privacy and Ethics on needed
changes to the federal Lobbying Act (February 9,
2012)
2011
- December 22 - CBC's Power and Politics show re: NEWS
RELEASE: New
federal Integrity Commissioner misleads on CBC TV
about his past statement that applying for job while
in Interim Commissioner position created conflict for
him (December 22, 2011) -- To see interview clip,
click
here
- TV INTERVIEW: Founding
Director Duff Conacher interviewed about Occupy Canada
protests across Canada and key corporate
responsibility and bank accountability measures
(CTV News Channel, October 15, 2011)
- TV INTERVIEW: Founding
Director Duff Conacher on Occupy Canada protests
across Canada and key corporate responsibility and
bank accountability measures (Sun News, October
15, 2011)
- RADIO INTERVIEW: Founding
Director Duff Conacher on why no one should be
surprised that voter turnout was lower in the Ontario
provincial election (CBC Radio Toronto's Here and
Now show, October 7, 2011)
- TV INTERVIEW: Federal
Conservatives'
past broken promises mean many government ethics and
accountability changes still needed (BNN's
SqueezePlay, June 13, 2011)
- TV INTERVIEW: Federal
Conservatives
misled
Parliament
and
public on G8/G20 spending in Minister Tony Clement's
riding, now misleading again (CTV News Channel,
June 9, 2011 (See interview by clicking link in box on
right-hand of page))
- TV INTERVIEW: Federal
Conservatives
cutting
most
democratic
public
subsidy
of political parties, but not touching many other
undemocratic subsidies (CTV News Channel's Power
Play show, June 3, 2011 (See interview by clicking link
in box on right-hand of page))
- TV INTERVIEW: Interview
with Democracy Watch Coordinator Duff Conacher about
past 18 years of democratic reform advocacy (TVO's
The Agenda with Steve Paikin, April 11, 2011)
- TV INTERVIEW: Panel
on reform of federal political institutions (TVO's
The Agenda with Steve Paikin, April 11, 2011)
- RADIO INTERVIEW: Democracy
Watch Coordinator Duff Conacher on why the $500,000
severance pay to the former disgraced Integrity
Commissioner must be cancelled, and other
commissioners audited (The Motts radio show, March
8, 2011 -- Click on March 8th show link, and the
interview starts at the 30 minute mark of the show) and
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- TV INTERVIEW: Dishonesty
and
ethics
scandals
of
Conservative
Cabinet
ministers
Bev
Oda
and Lisa Raitt raise questions whether Prime Minister
Harper will enforce his own integrity standards
(CBC's Power and Politics with Evan Solomon, February
17, 2011 -- the interview starts at 1 hour, 48 minute
point of show, and ends at 1 hour, 54 minute mark)
- RADIO INTERVIEW: Democracy
Watch
Coordinator
Duff
Conacher
on
the
launch
of
the
CoffeeParty.ca movement (CBC Radio's As It Happens
show, January 27, 2011) -- To hear the interview, click
on the "Listen to Part Three" link
2010
- TESTIMONY: Democracy
Watch
Coordinator
Duff
Conacher
on
loopholes
in
federal
good
government
laws
highlighted
by West Block contracting scandal (November 16,
2010 - NOTE: testimony starts at point 0955 of
transcript and continues through questions)
- RADIO PIECE: Federal
program that brings business executives into
government full of conflicts of interest -- (CBC
Radio's "The House", October 23, 2010) -- To see related
CBC.ca article, click
here, and to hear the piece, click
here (piece begins at 16 min. mark, and ends at
the 26 min. mark)
- WEBSITE ARTICLE and TV PIECE: Loopholes
in ethics rules, and weak enforcement by federal
Ethics Commissioner, allow MPs to accept large gifts
(especially trips abroad) from lobbyists and foreign
governments (CBC.ca and CBC TV's The National,
September 8, 2010 and also September
9,
2010) -- To see
details, click
here and click here
- YOUTUBE VIDEO: Democracy
Watch Coordinator Duff Conacher on the Coalition of
New Brunswickers campaign for democratic reforms in
the province (July 16, 2010) -- To see details, click here
- YOUTUBE VIDEO: Democracy
Watch
Coordinator Duff Conacher on the decision by New
Brunswick provincial politicians to increase their
pension in spring 2010 (July 16, 2010) -- To see details, 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)
2009
- 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)
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'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))
2007
- 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)
2006
- 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)
2005
2004
- 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)
2003
- 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)
2002
2001
- 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)
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