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1998 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.
1998 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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Fairchild TV, Tuesday, January 13: Banks' $20 million public relations campaign
Newsworld's "Dayside", CBC-TV, Tuesday, March 17: Interact penalties for debit cards
CTV News 1, Wednesday, March 18: Government ethics and Senate appointments
CBC National News, Friday, April 17: Bank mergers
CBC National Magazine, Friday, April 17: Bank mergers
CTV National News, Friday, April 17: Bank mergers
CFMT News, Friday, April 17: Bank mergers
CTV Canada AM, Tuesday May 12: Mergers in banking and other industries
TVA (Montreal), Tuesday, June 2: Bank mergers
Friday, September 11, ISN TV newswire (for 6 o'clock news in 4 provinces), CCRC's fall campaign
Sunday, September 13, CTV National News, CCRC's fall campaign
Tuesday, September 15, CPAC, news conference on release of Task Force
report
Tuesday, September 15, CBC TV Newsworld, Benmurgui Live, release of
Task Force report
Tuesday, September 15, CBC TV Edmonton news, release of Task Force
report
Tuesday, September 15, CTV News 1, feature interview, release of Task
Force report
Tuesday, September 15, CTV National News, release of Task Force report
Wednesday, September 16, ISN wire story for 6 o'clock news, release of Task Force report
Tuesday, October 6, CBC TV Marketplace, feature piece on bank branch closures
Wednesday, October 14, ON TV News, feature on CCRC's Better Banks Not Bigger Banks campaign and event
Monday, December 14, CTV News One, Bank Mergers
Monday, December 14, Global TV News, Bank Mergers
CBC Radio, (Sudbury), Monday, January 12: Banks and service charges
CBC National Radio News, Tuesday, January 13: Banks' $20 million public relations campaign
CBC Radio, (Winnipeg), Wednesday, January 14: Banks' $20 million public relations campaign
Jane Hawtin Live, Thursday, January 22: Banks public relations campaign
Face Off, Saturday, January 24: Banks public relations campaign
AM Talk 1040, (Vancouver), Thursday, March 5: Bank mergers
CBC Radio, (Cape Breton), Wednesday, March 18: Internet site
CBC Radio, (Ottawa), Monday, March 23: Interact penalties for debit cards
QR77 Calgary, Thursday, April, 16: Bank mergers
World Today, CBC Radio, Friday, April 17: Bank mergers
CBC Radio, Nationwide, Monday, April 21: Bank mergers
AM Talk 640, (Toronto), Tuesday, April 21: Bank mergers
Roy Green Show, CHML (Hamilton), Tuesday, April 21: Bank mergers
Ontario Today, CBC Radio, Tuesday, April 21: Bank mergers
CIQC (Montreal), Wednesday, Wednesday, April 22: Bank mergers
CHED and QR77, Alberta Talk Radio, Saturday, May 9: Small business statistics and mergers
QR77 Talk Radio Calgary (Terry Moore show), Monday, June 22: Royal Bank class action lawsuit on mortgages
CJOB Radio Winnipeg, Monday June 22: Merrill Lynch takeover of Midland Walwyn
CKNW Vancouver (Rafe Mair show), Tuesday, July 7: Record bank donations to Liberal Party
CJOB Winnipeg, Tuesday, July 7: Record bank donations to Liberal Party
CIQC Montreal, Wednesday, July 7: Record bank donations to Liberal Party
CBC Radio Morning Shows in Toronto, Quebec, Sydney, Thunder Bay, Southern Ontario, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton, Vacouver, St. John's, Friday, July 10: Credit Cards
CFAX Victoria, Monday, July 13: Record bank donations to Liberal Party
CKNW Vancouver (Rafe Mair show), Wednesday, July 29: Panel on proposed bank mergers
CKOV Kelowna Talk Radio, Friday, August 21: CCRC and banking accountability
CBC Radio Halifax, Morning Show, August 27: CCRC and banking accountability
Wednesday, September 9, CBC National Radio news, Banc OneÕs new credit card operation
Thursday, September 10, CJAD Talk Radio (Montreal), CCRCÕs Better
Banks not Bigger Banks fall campaign
Thursday, September 10, CHML Talk Radio (Hamilton), CCRCÕs Better
Banks not Bigger Banks fall campaign
Friday, September 11, QR77 Talk Radio (Calgary), CCRCÕs Better
Banks not Bigger Banks fall campaign
Tuesday, September 15, CJOB Talk Radio (Winnipeg), release of Task Force
report
Tuesday, September 15, CKNW News (Vancouver), release of Task Force
report
Tuesday, September 15, CBC Radio (Vancouver), release of Task Force
report
Tuesday, September 15, CKNW Radio, Rafe Mair show (Vancouver), release
of Task Force report
Tuesday, September 15, CBC Radio (Winnipeg), release of Task Force
report
Wednesday, September 16, CKNW Radio, Sterling Faux show (Vancouver),
release of Task Force report
Wednesday, September 16, CFAX Radio (Victoria), release of Task Force
report
Tuesday, September 22, CKEG Radio Nanaimo, CCRC Better Banks not Bigger Banks event and campaign in Nanaimo
Tuesday, September 22, CFAX Radio Victoria, CCRC Better Banks not Bigger
Banks event and campaign in Victoria
Wednesday, September 23, CFUV (UVIC Radio), CCRC Better Banks not Bigger
Banks event and campaign in Victoria
Wednesday, September 23, CJVI-AM 900 Victoria, CCRC Better Banks not
Bigger Banks event and campaign in Victoria
Wednesday, October 14, CHSC 1220 Radio (St. Catharines), CCRC Better
Banks not Bigger Banks event and campaign
Wednesday, October 14, AM 1470 Radio (St. Catharines), CCRC Better
Banks not Bigger Banks event and campaign
Friday, October 30, CKWL Radio Windsor, small business lending and CRA
Friday, October 30, CJFC Radio Kamloops, Liberal caucus committee report on banking issues
Wednesday, November 11, CBC Radio afternoon shows in Montreal, Sudbury, Windsor, Edmonton, Vancouver, Financial Consumer Organization proposal
Thursday, November 12, CJOB Winnipeg Radio, Financial Consumer Organization proposal
Tuesday, November 17, CBC Midday Radio (Edmonton), Better, not bigger, banks
Thursday, December 3, CHQC Radio (Kamloops), Senate Banking Committee Report
Wednesday, December 9, QR77 Radio (Alberta), Bank Mergers and committee reports
Monday, December 14, CJAD Radio (Montreal), Bank Mergers
Monday, December 14, CFRA Radio (Ottawa), Bank Mergers
Monday, December 14, CBC Radio (Montreal), Bank Mergers
Monday, December 14, CBC Radio (Vancouver), Bank Mergers Tuesday, December
15, Talk 640 Radio (Toronto), Bank Mergers
Toronto Sun, Thursday, January 15: Banks' public relations campaign and credit cards
Report on Business Magazine, March, Profile of Ken Dryden
The Ottawa Citizen, Saturday, March 7: Nike donation to the City of Ottawa
Capital City Beat, Thursday, March 12: Bank accountability
The Ottawa Citizen, Thursday, May 7: Appointment of federal information
commissioner
The Toronto Star, Wednesday, May 13: Editorial on Access to Information
laws
Toronto Sun, Friday, May 29: Bank ombudsman
The Ottawa Citizen, Thursday, June 11: Appointment of John Reid as federal
information commissioner
The Globe and Mail, Friday, June 12: Appointment of John Reid as federal
information commissioner
The Ottawa Citizen, Saturday, June 20: Royal Bank class action lawsuit on mortgages
The Toronto Star, Wednesday, June 24: Merrill merger fuels debate on Canadian bank mergers
The Toronto Sun, Wednesday, July 8: Record bank donations to Liberal
Party
The Montreal Mirror, Thursday, July 9: Record bank donations to Liberal
Party
Maclean's Magazine, July 27th issue: Editorial on bank mergers and bank accountability
The Toronto Star, Tuesday, August 4: Competition Bureau merger review process
The Globe and Mail, Friday, August 14: opinion/editorial on the problems of bank mergers
The Toronto Star, Sunday, August 16: Feature on Community Reinvestment Act for Canada
Wednesday, September 9, Southam wire story in The Ottawa Citizen, Vancouver Sun, and other Southam papers, Fraser Institute study of bank mergers
Saturday, September 12, Toronto Star, CCRCÕs Better Banks not Bigger Banks fall campaign
Wednesday, September 16, Winnipeg Free Press, release of Task Force
report
Wednesday, September 16, New York Times, release of Task Force report
Saturday, September 19, Kamloops Daily, CCRC Better Banks not Bigger Banks event and campaign in Kamloops
Monday, September 21, Hill Times, Lobbyists Registration Act
Monday, September 23, Monday Magazine (Victoria), CCRC Better Banks not Bigger Banks event and campaign in Victoria
Wednesday, September 23, Nanaimo Daily News, CCRC Better Banks not Bigger Banks event and campaign in Nanaimo
Friday, September 25, Community Newspapers (Victoria area), CCRC Better Banks not Bigger Banks campaign in Victoria
Saturday, September 26, Ottawa Citizen, Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Windsor Star, Calgary Herald and Edmonton Journal, CCRC appearance before Commons Finance Committee
Saturday, September 26, Toronto Star, CCRC appearance before Commons Finance Committee
Saturday, September 26th, Ottawa Citizen: Overcharge on VISA balances
Capital City, October 1 - 7: Ontario's New Lobbyist Registration Bill
Friday, October 2, London Free Press, Foreign bank entry into Canada
Saturday, October 3, Winnipeg Free Press, Access to basic banking services story
Thursday, October 8, The Brock Press, CCRC Better Banks not Bigger Banks campaign and event
Thursday, October 8, St. Catharines Standard, CCRC Better Banks not Bigger Banks campaign and event
Thursday, October 8, Brock University newspaper, St. Catharines Better Banks Not Bigger Banks event
October 19-24, Niagara Falls Review, St. Catharines Better Banks Not Bigger Banks event
Saturday, October 17, Ottawa Citizen: Federal Ethics Counsellor in Conflict of Interest
October, Toronto Star: Privacy protection legislation
Thursday, November 12, Ottawa Citizen: Senators Lack Code of Ethics
Friday, December 4, National Post (Terence Corcoran's column), Bank Mergers
Saturday, December 5, Toronto Star: First-Past-The-Post Electoral System
Thursday, December 10, Financial Post, Editorial on CCRC
Tuesday, December 15, Toronto Sun, Bank Mergers
Tuesday, December 15, Ottawa Citizen and all Southam newspapers, Bank
Mergers
Tuesday, December 15, Winnipeg Free Press, Bank Mergers
Finance Committee, Wednesday, April 29: Tied selling by financial institutions
Industry Committee, Tuesday, May 5: Business lending by banks
Finance Committee, Friday, September 24: Better Banks Not Bigger Banks (hearing on Task Force report)
Senate Banking Committee, Thursday, October 1: Better Banks Not Bigger Banks (hearing on Task Force report)
Alternative/Non-Traditional Careers in Law, Faculty of Common Law, University of Ottawa, Tuesday, March 3
Enhancing Ethical Management in Investments, EthicScan, Toronto, Monday, May 25: Accountability to consumers
Are You Getting More Bank for Your Buck: A Community Forum on the Proposed Bank Mergers, VanCity Community Foundation, Vancouver, Thursday, July 30
"Better Banks Not Bigger Banks" event, Kamloops, B.C., Friday, September 18
"Better Banks Not Bigger Banks" event, Prince George, B.C., Sunday, September 20
"Better Banks Not Bigger Banks" event, Vancouver, B.C., Monday, September 21
"Better Banks Not Bigger Banks" event, Nanaimo, B.C., Tuesday, September 22
"Better Banks Not Bigger Banks" event, Victoria, B.C., Wednesday, September 23
"Better Banks Not Bigger Banks" event, St. Catharines, Ontario, Wednesday, October 14
Monday, November 16, Calgary, Alberta, Better Banks Not Bigger Banks event
Tuesday, November 17, Red Deer, Alberta, Better Banks Not Bigger Banks event
Wednesday, November 18, Regina, Saskatchewan, Better Banks Not Bigger Banks event
Thursday, November 19, Toronto, Ontario, Better Banks Not Bigger Banks event
Thursday, November 26, Ottawa, Ontario, Better Banks Not Bigger Banks event
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