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MEDIA and PUBLIC APPEARANCES

2001

Democracy Watch's campaigns have received national TV, radio, or newspaper coverage at least once a month (and usually more than once a month) since it launched its first campaign in April 1994.

2001 Media Appearances set out below are listed by media outlet, specific show (for TV and radio), date, and topic. When newspaper stories have the same subject description and appear in several papers on the same date, it means that all of the newspapers listed ran versions of the same wire story.

 2001 Public Appearances set out below Media Appearances are grouped under Government Hearings or Conferences, with the
host, date and topic listed for each appearance.

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I. Media Appearances


TELEVISION
2001 
From January 1, 2001 to June 30, 2001, 6 national TV interviews

From July 1, 2001 to December 30, 2001, 21 national TV interviews



June 13 - CBC Newsworld's "Dayside" show re: Introduction of new banking legislation

June 13 - TVO "Studio 2" show re: Introduction of new banking legislation

June 13 - CBC TV Online re: Introduction of new banking legislation

June 13 - CTV National News re: Introduction of new banking legislation




RADIO
2001 
From January 1, 2001 to June 30, 2001, 8 national radio interviews, and 34 regional/local radio interviews

From July 1, 2001 to December 30, 2001, 18 national radio interviews, and 23 radio regional/local radio interviews



June 14 - CKNW "Bill Good Show" re: Introduction of new banking legislation

June 14 - CHML Talk Radio re: Introduction of new banking legislation

June 15 - CBC National Radio News re: Introduction of new banking legislation

October 30 - CBC Radio Regina re: Democracy Watch



NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES
2001 
From January 1, 2001 to June 30, 2001, 12 national print media articles, and 28 regional/local print media articles

From July 1, 2001 to December 30, 2001, 19 national print media articles, and 69 regional/local print media articles



January - Ottawa City magazine re: donations by hi-tech companies to political parties and politicians

February 8 - Globe and Mail “Banking reform bill reborn” re: Bank accountability

February 8 - Toronto Star “Banking bill lacks safeguards, critics charge” re: Bank accountability

February 9 - Vancouver Sun “Chretien’s ethics guardian losing his lustre” re: Federal government ethics

February 10 - Ottawa Citizen “Liberal backers on trade team” re: Money in politics

February 22 - Mediascan “Liberal hypocrisy” re: federal government ethics

February 24 - Montreal Gazette “Royal’s Cleghorn is retiring” re: Bank accountability

February 24 - Toronto Star “Cleghorn leaving top job at Royal Bank” re: Bank accountability

March 19 - Hill Times “Bring back debate on money and politics” re: Money in politics

March 22 - Globe and Mail “Watchdog eyes deals at summit” re: Federal government ethics

April 2 - Hill Times “Jaffer denies his moonlighting lobbyist assistant was in a conflict” re: Federal government ethics

April 16 - Maclean’s magazine “Wake up, corporate Canada” re: Corporate accountability

April 16 -  Maclean's magazine "Summit for Sale" re: Corporations sponsor Summit of the Americas in Quebec City

April 22 - Montreal Gazette “Ethics rule bent: critic” re: Federal government ethics

April 25 - Globe and Mail “Close Loophole for ‘hidden’ election donations, citizen group says” re: money in politics

May 5 - National Post "Proposed bill resisted by activists" re: Corporate responsibility

June 14 - Toronto Sun re: introduction of new banking legislation

June 14 - La Presse Montreal "Le Pont de vue des consommateurs pris en consideration" re: banking accountability

June 14 - Toronto Star "New Finacial Services Rules Tighten Consumer Protection" re: bank accountability

June 14 - Financial Post "Observers say Paul Martin wants to constrain consolidation in banking industry" re: banking accountability

June 14 - Globe and Mail “Day’s take on new bill contradicts party critic” re: Federal government ethics

June 15 - Globe and Mail re: Introduction of new banking legislation

June 20 - Globe and Mail “$150-million federal deal broke rules, audit finds” re: Money in politics

June 23 - Globe and Mail “What’s $9-billion to fight a plauge?” re: Money in politics

June 25 - Canadian Business “The Right to be heard” re: Corporate responsibility

Summer 2001. Vol 28 No 4, U of T magazine “Duff Conacher” re: Democracy Watch

July 5 - National Post “Secrets on the Hill” re: Federal government ethics

July 6 - Globe and Mail “We’re not after political gain, top corporate contributors say” re: Corporate responsibility

July 16 - Montreal Gazette “Buried Treasure” re: Money in politics

August 11 - Montreal Gazette "Now, a word from our sponsor" re: corporate responsibility

June 17 - Globe and Mail "PQ funding to activist group surprises banks" re: bank accountability

June 17 - Ottawa Citizen "Bank activist funded by PQ" re: bank accountability

July 26 - National Post “Watchdog slams federal ‘culture of secrecy’” re: Federal government ethics

August 21 - National Post “Tobin Praises Harris’s Integrity” re: Federal Government ethics

August 28 - Ottawa Citizen “Give watchdog more Access Act clout: academic” re: Federal government ethics

August 29 - Ottawa Citizen “PM muzzles backbench MPs: Liberal” re: Federal government ethics

August 29 - La Presse “Democratie sous surveillance denonce la culture du secret d’Ottawa” re: Democracy Watch

August 29 - Financial Post "So who's running the Bank of Canada?" re: bank accountability

August 29 - Le Journal de Montreal “Acces a l’information: la <main de fer> du gouvernment ecarte les desputes liberaux” re: Federal government ethics

September 5 - Ottawa Citizen “Senator’s media ties ‘troubling’” re: Media relations

September 26 - Globe and Mail "Industry Department facing ethical complaint" re: federal government ethics

September 4 - Corporate Crime Reporter re: Corporate responsibility

September 1 - Ottawa Sun "CA's Long short on funding answers" re: money in politics

September 7 - Globe and Mail “Charter airline safe to fly despite fin, minister says” re: Corporate responsibility

September 7 - Ottawa Citizen “Air Transat slapped with $250,000 fine” re: Corporate responsibility

September 7 - Montreal Gazette “Chretien not out of rough” re: Federal government ethics

September 7 - Globe and Mail “In the rough with Jean Chretien” re: Federal government ethics

September 17 - Maclean’s magazine “Rebels with a cause” re: MP’s story

September 28 - Ottawa Citizen "Election spending law faces challenge" re: federal government ethics

September 28 - Montreal Mirror "Action for a change" re: the profile of democracy watch

October 17 - Toronto Star "NDP proposing tax hike for rich" re: federal government ethics

October 21 - National Post "Going early, representing late" re: federal government ethics

October 16 - Hill Times "Ethics Counsellor Wilson looks into Biotec Canada complaint" re: Corporate responsibility

July 4 - The Lobby Monitor "Democracy Watch and the Ethics Counsellor" re: federal government ethics

October 18-25 - Georgia Straight “Chretien’s Ass-Kicker Now Fights for Corporate Clients” re: Corporate responsibility

October 26 - Global Daily News “A Book you’ll love, hate” re: Book Review

October 29 - Vancouver Sun “Cheap money boosts buying power” re: Corporate responsibility

November 4 - Globe and Mail "Corporate funds fuel election campaigns" re: money in politics

November 11 - Ottawa Citizen "High court reinstates gag law" re: federal government ethics

November 13 - Globe and Mail "Political donations traced to Power" re: money in politics

November 15 - Globe and Mail "Close the loopholes for political donations" re: money in politics

November 15 - Ottawa Citizen "PM denies role in patronage at business bank" re: federal government ethics

November 22 - Leader-Post “Backers still a mystery” re: Money in politics

November 22 - Saskatoon Star Phoenix “Leadership spending under wraps” re: Money in politics

November 24  - Campaign 2000 "Moore gives Nader Raiders of North an 'F for Comportment'” re: Political advocacy

December 5 - Ottawa Citizen “Watchdog says it can do little about huge card rates spread” re: Corporate responsibility

December 5 - Vancouver Sun “Leave credit-card rates to market, agency says” re: Corporate responsibility

December 9 - Toronto Star “Average credit-card debts hits $1,269, poll suggests” re: Corporate responsibility

Dec/Jan. - Ottawa City magazine "Loonie-tech Politics" re: money in politics



II. Public Appearances

GOVERNMENT HEARINGS
2001


House of Commons Finance Committee, March 15: Bill C-8 changes to federal banking law

House of Commons Industry Committee, March 27: Federal lobbying law

Senate Banking Committee, April 4: Bill S-11 changing federal Canada Business Corporations Act

Senate Banking Committee, May 2: Bill C-8 changes to federal banking law

Intra-governmental task force on corporate responsibility, May 15: Needed changes to federal corporate responsibility measures

House of Commons Industry Committee, June 5: Bill S-11 changing federal Canada Business Corporations Act

Access to Information Task Force, June 6: Roundtable on changes to federal Access to Information Act

Ad Hoc Committee on Access, August 28, Needed changes to federal Access to Information Act

House of Commons Industry Committee, October 24: Bill C-23

House of Commons Transport Committee, November 6: Bill C-38 changing airline ownership law




CONFERENCES

2001

Tuesday, February 20, Canadian Democracy and Corporate Accountability Commission (Ottawa), Key Needed Changes to Corporate Responsibilty Laws

Thursday, March 1, Ralph Nader talk (Toronto), How to be an Effective Active Citizen

Wednesday, March 14, University of Ottawa communications class, Flaws in Media and Government Accountability in Canada

Thursday, March 22, Champlain College (Lennoxville, Quebec), Democratic Reform in Canada

Friday, April 6, Ontario Community Newspapers Association annual conference (Toronto), How to Hold Canadian Governments Accountable

Saturday, May 11, Social Justice conference (Toronto), How to Hold Corporations Accountable

Saturday, May 18, Union for Democratic Communications conference (Ottawa), How to Hold Media Accountable

Friday, July 20, Kiwanis Club (Ottawa), Democracy Watch's activities

Wednesday, October 17, Institute for Research on Public Policy / Canada West Foundation (Calgary), Needed democratic reforms in Canada

Wednesday, October 31, International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development (Montreal), Gaps in democracy in Canada

Wednesday, October 31, Carleton University International Students Association (Ottawa), Gaps in democracy in Canada and around the world

Monday, November 12, Biology class (University of Ottawa), Democracy Watch's activities


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