May 23 - CPAC "Talking Politics" show re: speech on ethics by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien

May 23 - CBC-TV Newsworld "Today" show re: speech on ethics by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien

May 23 - CTV Newsnet re: speech on ethics by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien

June 11 - CBC TV National News re: ethics reform package introduced by Prime Minister

June 11 - CTV National News re: ethics reform package introduced by Prime Minister

June 12 - CTV "Canada AM" show re: ethics reform package introduced by Prime Minister

June 12 - CTV Newsnet re: ethics reform package introduced by Prime Minister

June 17 - CPAC re: ethics complaints filed against lobbyists

June 18 - CP24 re: firing of Ottawa Citizen editor

June 18 - Global TV re: firing of Ottawa Citizen editor

June 18 - CPAC re: firing of Ottawa Citizen editor

June 20 - 5:30 - Duff on CBC Newsworld re: term limits for politicians

September 8 - Global TV News “How retired oilman lost his millions” re: bank accountability

September 10 - CBC TV Newsworld's "Canada Now" show re: banking scandal in Calgary

September 10 - CBC Newsworld "Business News" show re: banking scandal in Calgary

October 16 - CPAC (Prime Time Politics show) re: federal government ethics reform package

October 18 - CTV News re: federal government ethics scandals

October 27 - CBC-TV News Sunday show re: federal government ethics reform package

October 31 - CBC-TV Newsworld re: report on federal political donors and contracts they received

October 31 - TQS TV News re: report on federal political donors and contracts they received

November 2 - CBC-TV News Sunday show re: political party reforms

November 25 - CPAC re: media accountability

December 17 - CBC-TV Newsworld re: Democracy Watch's court challenge of the federal Ethics Counsellor
 

May 23 - CKNW Talk Radio (Vancouver) re: speech on ethics by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien

June 11 - CKLW Windsor Talk Radio re: ethics reform package introduced by Prime Minister

June 11 - CKNW Talk Radio  (Vancouver - "The World Today" show)  re: ethics reform package introduced by Prime Minister and political donations issue

June 12 - CKNW Talk Radio (Vancouver) re: ethics reform package introduced by Prime Minister

June 12 - CHUO (Ottawa) re: ethics reform package introduced by Prime Minister

June 17 - CFRA Talk Radio (Ottawa) re: donations to political party leadership race candidates

June 17 - CFRA Talk Radio (Ottawa) re: ethics complaints filed against federal lobbyists

August 2 - CFRA Lunch Bunch  re: development of citizen watchdog groups and ethics in municipal politics

September 11 - Radio Canada re: donations to Paul Martin's Liberal party leadership campaign

September 19 - CKNW re: Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's 5 years of negligence in keeping ethics promises

October 4 - AM 640 Talk Show (Vancouver - Rafe Mair show) re: federal government ethics

October 7 - Saskatchewan News Talk Radio re: federal government ethics issues

October 10 - CKNW Talk Radio (Vancouver - World Today show) re: Cabinet minister Lawrence McCauley scandal

October 15 - CBC Radio Maritime noon show re: lobbyist registration laws

October 17 - QR77 Talk Radio (Alberta) re: access to basic banking services

October 19 - CKNW Talk Radio (Vancouver) re: ethics scandals

October 22 - CKNW Talk Radio (Vancouver) re: federal government ethics package

October 23 - CBC Radio Maritime noon re: Cabinet minister Lawrence McCauley ethics scandal

October 23 - CBC News online re: federal government ethics package

October 24 - QR77 Talk Radio (Alberta - Rutherford show) re: federal government ethics package

October 24 - CFRA Talk Radio (Ottawa) re: federal government ethics package

October 24 - CBC radio news re: lobbying law

October 30 - CFRA Talk Radio (Ottawa) re: bank merger review process

November 1 - QR77 Talk Radio (Alberta) re: Democracy Watch's report on federal government contractors who are largest donors to federal Liberals

November 3 - CKNW Talk Radio (Vancouver) re: Democracy Watch's report on federal government contractors who are largest donors to federal Liberals

November 5 - CKNW Talk Radio (Vancouver) re: voter rights issues

November 8 - CKNW Talk Radio (Vancouver) re: Chrétien problem

November 12 - CHML Talk Radio (Hamilton) re: banking issues

November 27 - QR77 Talk Radio (Calgary) re: bank merger issue

December 4 - CBC Radio (13 regional shows across Canada) re: flaws in federal government's accountability system

December 9 - CHED (Talk Radio Edmonton) re: money in politics issues

December 17 - QR77 Talk Radio (Calgary) re: court case on limits on spending on advertising by non-political parties during federal election campaigns

December 17 - CHED Talk Radio (Edmonton) re: court case on limits on spending on advertising by non-political parties during federal election campaigns

December 17 - CKNW Talk Radio (Vancouver) re: court case on limits on spending on advertising by non-political parties during federal election campaigns

December 17 - CKLN Ryerson Talk Radio (Toronto) re: Democracy Watch's court challenge of the federal Ethics Counsellor

December 21 - CKNW Talk Radio (Vancouver) re: court case on limits on spending on advertising by non-political parties during federal election campaigns

December 23 - Saskatchewan Talk radio re: court case on limits on spending on advertising by non-political parties during federal election campaigns

December 27 - QR77 Talk Radio (Calgary) re: ethics of political donations
 

January 10 - Ottawa Citizen “Allegations revive calls for independent ethics counsellor” re: Federal government ethics

January 10 - The Globe and Mail “Legislation to target lobbying loophole” re: Money in politics

January 12 - Montreal Gazette “Chretien urged to act on ethics” re: Federal government ethics

January 16 - Montreal Gazette op-ed “The ethics shuffle” re: Federal government ethics

January 17 - National Post “Credit card rate 'grotesque’” re: bank accountability

January 23 - Ottawa Citizen  “Ethics boss to advise government lobbyists” re: Federal government ethics

January 24 - Ottawa Citizen “A new Indian Act” re: Federal government ethics

January 24 - Ottawa Citizen “Ethics boss says he told no secrets” re: Federal government ethics

January 24 - National Post  “Ethics Counsellor defends speech to lobbyists” re: Federal government ethics

January 18 - Toronto Star “Big Banks defend credit card rates” re: bank accountability

January 18 - Toronto Star “Bankers defend rates in war of words over credit cards” re: bank accountability

January 25 - Ottawa Citizen “Canadians want reins on companies” re: Corporate responsibility

January 30 - Ottawa Citizen “Loans program comes under fire” re: Federal government ethics

January 31 - National Post “Ed & Avie’s troubles” re: Corporate responsibility

January 31 - Globe and Mail “Who’s keeping an eye on whom in the world of the lobbyists?” re: Money in politics

February 1 - Globe and Mail “Lobbyists under ethics review” re: Money in politics

February 17 - Le Devoir “Lobbying: citee en example, la loi federale est pleine de trous” re: Money in politics

February 25 - Vancouver Sun “Why women worry” re: bank accountability

March 1 - Globe and Mail “BP to quit making political donations” re: Money in politics

March 15 - Ottawa Citizen “DND hides visitors’ identities” re: Federal government ethics

March 19 - Toronto Sun “Lastman steers clear of Tory race” re: Federal government ethics

April 8 - Maclean’s magazine “That Ethics Thing” re: Federal government ethics

April 9 - National Post “Credit-card interest rates hit record high” re: bank accountability

April 9 - Mail-Star “Royal Bank refuding Visa users” re: bank accountability

April 9 - Vancouver Sun re: “Royal Bank refund heartens credit-card class action” re: bank accountability

April 9 - Sudbury Star re: “consumers urged to pay credit card debt quickly” re: bank accountability

April 9 - Ottawa Citizen re: “Most card-holders ignorant of true cost: watch dog” re: bank accountability

April 9 - Globe and Mail re: “RBC repaying interest charges” re: bank accountability

April/May - Ottawa City magazine “The Spinmeisters” re: Money in politics

April 16 - Politics Watch “Ottawa has an appetite for transparency, says Goodale” re: Federal government ethics

April 18 - Politics Watch “Fundraising ministers may be in breach of existing conflict code” re: Federal government ethics

April 23 - Ottawa Citizen “Red Chamber ‘an ongoing’ scandal” re: Federal government ethics

April 29 - Ottawa Citizen “Ethics czar’s impartiality under fire” re: Federal government ethics

April 29 - National Post “Ethics chief helped ready PM’s defence” re: Federal government ethics

April 30 - Toronto Sun “Critics rip feds over contracts” re: Money in politics

May 4 - Toronto Star “Perception of conflict smears race for the top” re: Money in politics

May 15 - Globe and Mail “By-election poker” re: Federal government ethics

May 16 - National Post “Financial watchdog fails fist test” re: bank accountability

May 23 - National Post “Canadians who voted twice choose humiliation” re: Federal government ethics

May 23 - Toronto Star article re: privacy protection issues

May 24 - Ottawa Sun “Chretien vows to clean up” re: Federal government ethics

May 24 - Ottawa Citizen “Five senators violated conflict rules, groups says” re: Federal government ethics

May 24 - Ottawa Citizen “ PM’s ethics action plan ‘a PR Ploy’” re: Federal government ethics

May 25 - Ottawa Citizen “Just say No” re: Federal government ethics

May 25 - Ottawa Citizen “Liberals may ban corporate political donations” re: Money in politics

May 27 - The Hill Times “Lobbyists need a strategy of their own, talk about guilt by association why don’t you” re: Money in politics

June 3 - Maclean’s magazine “Ethics-or tactics?” re: Federal government ethics

June 5 - National Post “Chretien getting poor advice, Liberal MP says” re: Federal government ethics

June 12 - National Post “PM’s guidelines take easy road” re: Federal government ethics

June 12 - Globe and Mail re: ethics reform package introduced by Prime Minister

June 12 - Toronto Star re: Canadian retailers code of conduct for operations overseas

June 18 - National Post “Copps Raised Money After PM Said Stop” re: Money in politics

June 18 - Ottawa Citizen “Democracy Watch complains lobbyists are breaking rules” re: Federal government ethics

June 18 - Toronto Star “Group calls for ethics commission” re: Federal government ethics

June 20 - Vue Weekly (Calgary) re: G8 protest banners

June 24 - Hill Times op-ed “Prime Minister Jean Chretien’s ‘ethics package’ is really a work of deception and defence” re: Federal government ethics

June 24 - Report magazine “War in heaven” re: Federal government ethics

June 26 - National Post “Martin Takes Campaign Nationwide” re: Federal government ethics

July 1 - Canadian Business magazine re: federal government ethics package

July 1 - Halifax Chronicle Herald re: regulation

July 4 - Globe and Mail “Donations to Liberals hit $15.9-million” re: Money in politics

July 4 - Ottawa Citizen “Donations to Liberals fall sharply” re: Money in politics

July 4 - National Post “Sponsorship fix’admission of corruption’” re: Money in politics

July 10 - National Post “Play with a prominent Liberal for as little as $1,250” re: Money in politics

July 11 - National Post “Tobin Won’t Disclose Donors, Aide says” re: Money in politics

July 12 - Globe and Mail “Martin won’t name financial supporters” re: Money in politics

July 12 - National Post “Martin blames PM for his refusal to reveal donors” re: Money in politics

July 12 - Toronto Star “Martin mum on donors, fears PM’s vengeance” re: Money in politics

July 12 - Le Devoir “Martin refuse de se soumettre aux regles de Chretien" re: Federal government ethics

July 17 - Ottawa Citizen “Canadians funding Liberal leadership contenders via tax breaks” re: Money in politics

July 18 - Windsor Star re: lobbyists

July 23 - Montreal Gazette re: money in politics

July 23 - Hamilton Spectator re: federal political party leadership races

July 30 - Ottawa Sun “Ottawa plots own games” re: Money in politics

July 30 - Ottawa Citizen “Donations to Alliance shrink drastically” re: Money in politics

July 30 - National Post “Donations tumbled in 2001” re: Money in politics

August 1 - Prairie Dog magazine (Regina) re: money in politics

August 5 - Halifax Chronicle Herald re: gouging white label (generic) cash machines

August 12 - Halifax Chronicle Herald re: low-cost bank accounts

August 23 - T.O. Sun re: bank profits

August 29 - NOW magazine (Toronto) re: Paul Martin's relationship with Earnscliffe corporate lobbying firm

September 9 - Calgary Herald re: bank scandal in Calgary

September 20 - Politics Watch.com re: money in politics

September 25 - Winnipeg Free Press re: opposition party letter to Premier ???

September 26 - Ottawa Sun re: in-kind gifts to political party leadership candidates

September 26 - Ottawa Citizen re: ethics of Southam press complaint

September 27 - Ottawa Citizen re: National Capital Commission

September 1 - Ottawa Citizen “Watching out for your money” re: bank accountability

September 3 - Globe and Mail “Martin urged again to release names of financial backers” re: Money in politics

September 7 - Calgary Herald “Former city bank officer sought in $9M US fraud case” re: bank accountability

September 8 - Calgary Herald “How retired oilman lost his millions” re: bank accountability

September 10 - National Post “Martin will Unveil Donors on Sept.11” re: Money in politics

September 12 - Le Journal de Montreal “Paul Martin Revele, en partie, le nom de ses contributeaurs” re: Money in politics

September 27 - National Post “Liberals Sold ‘Access for Cash’:Group” re: Money in politics

October 1 - Ottawa Citizen “Tardy ethics czar gives himself an extension” re: Federal government ethics

October 7 - Ottawa Citizen “Nothing new about political corruption” re: Money in politics

October 10 - Ottawa Citizen “Money talks, and politicians listen” re: Money in politics

October 11 - Local community papers in King City, Ontario re: democracy issues.

October 18 - Winnipeg Free Press re: federal government ethics scandals

October 24 - Toronto Star “PM unveils new watchdog on ethics” re: Federal government ethics

October 25 - Globe and Mail “Manely stokes merger hopes” re: bank accountability

October 25 - Toronto Star “Manley bids to restart bank mergers debate” re: bank accountability

October 26 - Globe and Mail “Make that Mr. Lapdog” re: Federal government ethics

October 28 - Ottawa Citizen op-ed “Is patronage corruption?” re: Federal government ethics

October 28 - Maclean's magazine re: federal government ethics scandals

November 1 - Sudbury Times “Liberal supporters reap plump contracts: group” re: Federal government ethics

November 9 - Globe and Mail “Martin adds $1.1-million to war chest since summer” re: Money in politics

November 9 - Ottawa Citizen “Martin raises $1 million in 2 months” re: Money in politics

November 11 - Report magazine re: Democracy Watch's report on federal government contractors who are largest donors to federal Liberals

November 30 - Le Devoir re: money in politics issues

December 12 - Ottawa Citizen re: conflict of interest involving Finance Minister Paul Martin

December 18 - Toronto Star “Cash & Save competes with cheque-cashing outlets” re: bank accountability

December 18 - Globe and Mail “Democracy Watch challenges ethics counsellor” re: Federal government ethics

December 18 - FFWD (Calgary weekly newspaper) re: bank merger issue

December 19 - Ottawa Citizen “Ethics counsellor biased against us, Democracy Watch claims” re: Federal government ethics

December 19 - Edmonton Journal re: court case on limits on spending on advertising by non-political parties during federal election campaigns

December 21 - Ottawa Citizen re: conflict of interest involving Finance Minister Martin

December 26 - Georgia Straight (Vancouver weekly paper) re: lack of ethics rules in British Columbia

Financial Consumer Agency of Canada meeting, June 19: New banking law measures and enforcement

Law Commission of Canada meeting, July 3: Democratic reforms research project

House of Commons Industry Committee, November 21, Bill C-15 changing federal Lobbyists Registration Act

Wednesday, February 6 - Aboriginal Achievement Foundation conference (Calgary) re: Removing Barriers to Aboriginal Employment

Saturday, February 9 - Alberta Public Interest Research groups (Calgary) re: How to Organize and Start-up a PIRG

Wednesday, February 21 - Institute for Research on Public Policy (Ottawa) re: How to Strengthen the Federal Political Finance Law

Sunday, March 17 - Youth environmentalists meeting (Montreal) re: How to Make Corporations Act Responsibly

Thursday, March 21 - Champlain College (Lennoxville, Quebec) re: Gaps in Enforcement of International Law

Monday, March 25 - Carleton University journalism school (Ottawa) re: Flaws in Government Watchdogs

Wednesday, July 31 - Rotary Club (Gloucester) re: Democracy Watch's activities

Friday, September 13 - Alberta Public Interest Research Group (Edmonton) re: Organizing and Campaigning

Wednesday, September 18 - Pro Bono Students (University of Ottawa) re: Working at non-profit organization

Monday, September 30 - Council on Governmental Ethics Laws (Ottawa) re: Government ethics in Canada

Thursday, October 10 - King City citizens group (King City, Ontario) re: Gaps in democratic accountability in Canada

Friday, November 15 - Ontario University Student Advisor regional conference (Toronto) re: How to get students engaged as active citizens

Tuesday, November 19 - Canada - Europe Parliamentary Association re: Barriers and issues re: Electronic democracy

Thursday, November 21 - National Farmers Union Annual General Meeting (Regina) re: How to Reduce Power of Corporate Lobbyists

Saturday, November 30 - Save Canada Conference (Toronto) re: Proposed Changes to Federal Government Accountability Laws

Tuesday, December 17 - Workshop for Canadian Centre for Management Development (Ottawa) re: How Government Policy-making Should Involve Citizens