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1997 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.
1997 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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Canada AM, CTV, Monday, August 4: Banks privacy codes
Montreal News, CBC TV (English), Friday, October 17: Broadcast of access to banking services news conference
CPAC Podium, Friday, October 17: Broadcast of access to banking services news conference
National News, CBC TV, Thursday, December 4: Bank profits
Cross Country Checkup, CBC Radio, Sunday, January 15: Jean Chrétien, GST, and Town Halls
Dave Taylor Show, QR77 (Calgary), Wednesday, January 29: Bank Profits
Rafe Main Show, CKNW (Vancouver), Thursday, February 20: Bank Act Changes
CBO Morning, CBC Radio (Ottawa), Wednesday, March 5: "Owning Up" report
"World at Six", CBC National Radio News, Tuesday, March 18: Senate's power and lack of accountability
"World at Six", CBC National Radio News, Monday, April 7: Federal government and trust of Canadians
Sterling Faux Show, CKNW (Vancouver), Sunday, April 20: Democracy Watch's operations
The Charles McLean Show, AM 1040 (Vancouver), Monday, April 21: Democracy Watch's operations
Rafe Main Show, CKNW (Vancouver), Wednesday, April 23: Proportional representation, campaign financing and banking
The Charles Adler Show, CFRB in Toronto, Tuesday, May 27: Tied selling
Morning Show, QR77, Calgary Talk Radio, Friday, June 6: Bank profits
Morning Show, CJAD, Montreal Talk Radio, Monday June 9: Banking issues
Afternoon Show, QR77, Calgary Talk Radio, Tuesday, June 24: Bank takeovers of trust and insurance companies
Horsman and Lederman Show, AM Talk 640 Radio (Toronto), Tuesday, July 8: Service charges
BBS Network News, Thursday, July 17: Internet censorship
5 O'Clock Train Show, CHUO, Wednesday, July 23: Feature on Democracy Watch
Morning Show, CKCU Ottawa Radio, Monday August 5: Banks' privacy codes
The House, CBC Radio, Saturday, August 30: Gas prices
BBS News, Thursday, September 25: Lobbying and government purchase of helicopters
Tommy Schmurmacher Show, CJAD Radio Montreal, Friday, October 17: Access to banking services
CBC Radio (French), Friday October 17: Broadcast of access to banking services news conference
CFRB Toronto News, Tuesday, November 18: Bank lending to small businesses
CBC Radio Regional News (Toronto), Monday, November 24: Withdrawal of full bank services by Royal Bank
CKCU Morningshow, (Ottawa), Wednesday, December 3: Bank lending and profits
CHML Talk Radio, (Hamilton), Thursday, December 4: Bank profits
QR77 Talk Radio, (Calgary), Friday, December 5: Bank profits
The Charles Adler Show, CFRB (Toronto), Friday, December 5: Bank profits
Toronto Sun, Monday, December 8: CBC interviews across the country regarding bank profits
The House, CBC Radio, Saturday, December 13: Bank profits
CBC Radio, Monday, December 15: Interviews across the country re: bank profits
AM Talk 640, Tuesday, December 16: Release of CCRC Fifth Position Paper
CBC Afternoon Show, Tuesday, December 16: Release of CCRC Fifth Position Paper
CBC Morningshow, (Ottawa), Thursday, December 18: Release of CCRC Fifth Position Paper
CHUO, Wednesday, December 31: Release of CCRC Fifth Position Paper
The Hill Times, Monday, January 27: Liberals campaign promises of an independent ethics counsellor and MPs code of conduct
The Financial Post, Saturday, February 8: MP's code of conduct
The Financial Post, Saturday, February 15: Credit card rates
Edmonton Journal, Saturday, February 15: Mondex and electronic banking
The Ottawa Citizen, Saturday, February 15: Foreign banks get a break in bank reforms
The Toronto Star, Sunday, February 16: Referendums and direct democracy
Toronto Sun, Wednesday, February 19: Bank Act Changes
The Province (Vancouver),Thursday, February 20: Credit card interest rates
The Ottawa Citizen, Wednesday, February 26: Bank profits
The Gazette (Montreal), Wednesday, February 26: Bank profits
The Globe and Mail, Saturday, March 1: Lawsuit against B.C. government on campaign promises
The Vancouver Sun, Wednesday, March 5: Shareholder rights reform
Toronto Sun, Thursday, March 6: Bank Profits
The Ottawa Citizen, Monday, March 10: Senate vote on tobacco bill
The Hill Times, Monday, March 24: MP's code of conduct
The Ottawa Citizen, Monday, March 24: MP's code of conduct
Hill Times, Monday, May 12: Bank loans to parties
The Toronto Star, Sunday, May 18: Making banks more accountable
Hill Times, Monday, May 26: Third party financing
Ottawa Business Journal, May 26: Access to capital for small businesses
The Financial Post, Wednesday, May 28: Election campaign spending
The Ottawa Citizen, Thursday, May 29: Royal Bank Profits and Community
Reinvestment Act (CRA)
The Gazette, Thursday, May 29: Royal Bank Profits and CRA
Vancouver Sun, Thursday, May 29: Royal Bank Profits and CRA
The Gazette (Montreal), Friday, June 6: Bank Profits
The Chronicle-Herald, Saturday, June 14: Credit card rates
The Weekend Sun, Saturday, June 14: Credit card rates
The Toronto Sun, Saturday, June 14: Task force on financial services
The Chronicle-Journal, Saturday, June 14: Tax force on financial services
The Evening Telegram, Saturday, June 14: Tax force on financial services
Winnipeg Free Press, Saturday, June 14: Tax force on financial services
The Weekend Sun, Saturday, June 14: New Liberal government's low popular vote statistics
The Hill Times, Monday, June 16: Party fundraising and disclosure
La Presse (Montreal), Wednesday, June 18: New Liberal government's low popular vote statistics
The Winnipeg Free Press, Wednesday, June 25: Scotiabank plans takeover
with National Trustco Ltd.
The Chronicle-Journal, Wednesday, June 25: Scotiabank plans takeover
with National Trustco Ltd.
Times Colonist, Wednesday, June 25: Scotiabank plans takeover with
National Trustco Ltd.
The Daily Gleaner, Wednesday, June 25: Scotiabank plans takeover with
National Trustco Ltd.
The Globe and Mail, Wednesday, July 2: Corporations as entities under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
The Chronicle-Herald, Wednesday, July 2: Third-party spending
The Toronto Star, Thursday, July 3: Web site to check bank fees
The Gazette (Montreal), Tuesday, July 8: TD reduces banking fees
The Globe and Mail, Tuesday, July 8: Firing of James Baillie
The Gazette (Montreal), Wednesday, July 9: Third-party spending
Toronto Sun, Sunday, July 13: Bank services charges and interest rates
Le Soleil, Thursday, July 17: Bank of Montreal wants deregulation
Le Droit, Thursday, July 17: Bank of Montreal wants deregulation
The Winnipeg Free Press, Wednesday, July 23: CIBC plans to buy Wall
Street firm
The Chronicle-Herald, Wednesday, July 23: CIBC plans to buy Wall Street
firm
The Gazette (Montreal), Thursday, July 24: Canada Trust ad campaign
The Georgia Straight, August 7-14: Bank mergers
The Gazette (Montreal), Tuesday, August 26: Third-party political funding
The Gazette (Montreal), Thursday, August 28: Bank of Montreal profits and service charges
Medical Reform, Issue #104, Vol. 17, No. 2, September: organizing the public voice
CCPA Monitor, Vol. 4, No. 4, September: corporations as entities under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
The Evening Telegram, Saturday, September 6: Bank accountability
The Province (Vancouver), Sunday, September 14: Promoting Citizen Utility
Boards (CUBs)
The Georgia Straight, September 18-25: Promoting Citizen Utility Boards
(CUBs)
Law Times, Monday, September 22: Lawyers reluctant to register as lobbyists
Toronto Sun, Friday, September 26: Bank services charges
The Gazette (Montreal), Saturday, October 17: Access to banking services
Financial Post, Saturday, October 17: Access to banking services
Vancouver Sun, Saturday, October 17: Access to banking services
Ottawa Business Journal, Monday, October 20: Lobbying regulations
The Ottawa Citizen, Thursday, October 23: Supreme Court decision to
strike down Quebec's third party spending regulations
The Financial Post, Saturday, October 25: Supreme Court decision to
strike down Quebec's third party spending regulations
The Globe and Mail, Monday, October 27: Supreme Court decision to strike
down Quebec's third party spending regulations
Maclean's, October 27: Deidra McMurdy profile on Democracy Watch
The Ottawa Citizen, Wednesday, November 12: Failure of proposed ethics code for MP's
The Ottawa Citizen, Wednesday, November 19: Bank lending to small businesses
Ottawa Sun, Wednesday, November 19: Bank lending to small businesses
Toronto Sun, Wednesday, November 19: Bank lending to small businesses
Maclean's, December 1: Letter clarifying Deidra McMurdy interview
Toronto Star, Friday, December 5: Bank profits
Ottawa Citizen, Friday, December 5: Bank profits
The Gazette (Montreal), Friday, December 5: Bank profits
Toronto Sun, Tuesday, December 16: Master Card lowers minimum payments Maclean's, December 16: Bank gouging
Task Force on Future of Canadian Financial Services Sector, Ottawa, Friday, October 3: Consultation on financial services issues
National Consumer Forum, Insurance Bureau of Canada, Tuesday, December 2: Insurance and consumer issues
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