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MEDIA and PUBLIC APPEARANCES

1999

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.

1999 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.

 1999 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
1999


Wednesday, February 10, CBC-TV (Montreal), Montreal Better Banks Not Bigger Banks event

Global TV, Monday, February 15: Banking Service Charges Report

Canada AM, Tuesday, February 16: Banking Service Charges Report

Wednesday, June 23, CTV News, CCRC's National Survey on Access to Banking Services
Wednesday, June 23, CPAC, CCRC's National Survey on Access to Banking Services
Wednesday, June 23, Global TV News, CCRC's National Survey on Access to Banking Services
Wednesday, June 23, CBC TV (National), CCRC's National Survey on Access to Banking Services
Wednesday, June 23, CFCM-TV News, CCRC's National Survey on Access to Banking Services
Wednesday, June 23, Réseau NTR, CCRC's National Survey on Access to Banking Services
Wednesday, June 23, ISN-TV, CCRC's National Survey on Access to Banking Services
Wednesday, June 23, TVA (Montreal), CCRC's National Survey on Access to Banking Services

Friday, June 25, CTV National News, Paul Martin's financial industry policy paper
Friday, June 25, CBC National News, Paul Martin's financial industry policy paper
Friday, June 25, Global TV News, Paul Martin's financial industry policy paper
Friday, June 25, ISN-TV News, Paul Martin's financial industry policy paper

Thursday, October 7, CBC Newsworld morning show, Excessive bank service charges
Thursday, October 7, CTV Local news affiliates nation-wide, Excessive bank service charges

Thursday, November 5, TVA (Montreal), Court decision on airline mergers
Thursday, November 5, TQS (Montreal), Court decision on airline mergers

Wednesday, November 10, ISN TV 6 O'Clock News, Money in Politics
Wednesday, November 10, CPAC, Money in Politics

Tuesday, November 23, CBC Newsworld / CBC Morning Show, More Canada Firsts

Wednesday, November 24, CTV Canada AM, More Canada Firsts
Wednesday, November 24, CP 24 (Toronto), More Canada Firsts

Thursday, November 25, Reseau TVA, Gas Prices




RADIO

1999 
Thursday, January 14, QR77 Calgary, Bank ownership

Thursday, February 11, CJAD Radio Montreal's The World Today, foreign bank branching legislation

Monday, February 15, CJOB Radio Winnipeg, Banking service charges report
Monday, February 15, AM Talk 640, Banking service charges report

Thursday, February 25, CBC Radio Morning Shows in Winnipeg, Halifax, Edmonton, Victoria, Vancouver, Kelowna, Mutual funds

Friday, February 26, CBC Radio Morning Shows in Ottawa and Quebec City, Mutual funds

Friday, January 29, CKNW Vancouver's ÒSterling Fox ShowÓ: Government Ethics

Tuesday, June 8, CFRA Ottawa, Steve Madely's Morning Show: Third Party Spending
Tuesday, June 8, QR77 Calgary with Dave Taylor: Political Campaign Financing
Tuesday, June 8, CBC Saint John with Connell Smith: Political Campaign Financing

Wednesday, June 9, CBC Saint John, Paul Castle's "Information Morning": Political Campaign Financing
Wednesday, June 9, CJBKLondon, Jim Chapman's "Talk of the Town": Donations Disclosure and Public Financing

Wednesday, June 23, Radio Canada, CCRC's National Survey on Access to Banking Services
Wednesday, June 23, CFJC Kamloops, CCRC's National Survey on Access to Banking Services
Wednesday, June 23, CJOB Winnipeg, CCRC's National Survey on Access to Banking Services
Wednesday, June 23, All in a Day, CBC Ottawa, CCRC's National Survey on Access to Banking Services
Wednesday, June 23, AM Talk 640, CCRC's National Survey on Access to Banking Services
Wednesday, June 23, CFRB Toronto, The World Today, CCRC's National Survey on Access to Banking Services

Thursday, June 24, CBC Radio Quebec City, CCRC's National Survey on Access to Banking Services
Thursday, June 24, CBC Montreal, Radio Noon, CCRC's National Survey on Access to Banking Services
Thursday, June 24, CBC Radio Afternoon Shows in Halifax, Vancouver, Sidney, Calgary, Whitehorse, Edmonton, Sudbury, Windsor, CCRC's National Survey on Access to Banking Services
Thursday, June 24, CJAD Montreal, CCRC's National Survey on Access to Banking Services
Thursday, June 24, QR77 Calgary's Rutherford Show, CCRC's National Survey on Access to Banking Services
Thursday, June 24, CKNW Vancouver's The World Today, CCRC's National Survey on Access to Banking Services

Friday, June 25, CFPL Radio's Hot Talk (London), CCRC's National Survey on Access to Banking Services and Paul Martin's policy paper Friday, June 25, CFOS Radio (Owen Sound) CCRC's National Survey on Access to Banking Services and Paul Martin's policy paper
Friday, June 25, QR77 Calgary's Rutherford Show, CCRC's National Survey on Access to Banking Services and Paul Martin's policy paper
Friday, June 25, AM Talk 640, CCRC's National Survey on Access to Banking Services and Paul Martin's policy paper
Friday, June 25, CJOB Winnipeg, CCRC's National Survey on Access to Banking Services and Paul Martin's policy paper
Friday, June 25, CKNW, CCRC's National Survey on Access to Banking Services and Paul Martin's policy paper
Friday, June 25, CKLW Windsor, CCRC's National Survey on Access to Banking Services and Paul Martin's policy paper
Friday, June 25, CJAD Montreal, CCRC's National Survey on Access to Banking Services and Paul Martin's policy paper

Tuesday, June 29, CKUT Radio McGill: Access Denied; The Failure of Voluntary Measures to Improve Banking Services Report

Early July, CBC Radio Saskatchewan's Current Affairs, Banking Issues

Wednesday, August 4, CFRA Radio (Ottawa), TD Bank proposed takeover of Canada Trust
Thursday, August 5, QR77 Talk Radio (Alberta), TD proposed Bank takeover of Canada Trust
Thursday, August 5, AM Talk 640 (Toronto), TD Bank proposed takeover of Canada Trust
Thursday, August 5, CIQC Radio (Montreal), TD Bank proposed takeover of Canada Trust

Friday, September 3, AM Talk 640 (Toronto), Gasoline prices

Wednesday, September 29, CIQC Talk Radio (Montreal), Air Passenger Organization proposal
Wednesday, September 29, CFRA Talk Radio (Ottawa), Air Passenger Organization proposal

Friday, September 30, CBC (St. John's), Air Passenger Organization proposal

Monday, October 4, CKCU (Ottawa), Air Passenger Organization proposal

Wednesday, October 6, CIQC (Montreal), Excessive bank service charges
Wednesday, October 6, QR77 (Calgary), Excessive bank service charges
Wednesday, October 6, CJAD (Montreal), Excessive bank service charges

Thursday, October 7, CBC (Quebec City), Excessive bank service charges

Tuesday, October 26, CKBK (London, Ontario), Anti-Trust campaign

Wednesday, October 27, CBC National 10 o'clock news, Reductions in service by Bank of Montreal

Wednesday, October 27, CFRA (Ottawa), Political finance reform campaign

Tuesday, November 2, Talk Radio (Regina), Political finance reform campaign

Wednesday, November 10, CBC Radio (Ottawa), Electronic commerce voluntary code

Wednesday, November 10, CBC Radio Regional News (in Ottawa, Yellowknife, Whitehorse, Saint John, Sudbury, Toronto, Quebec City, Montreal, Winnipeg), Money in Politics

Thursday, November 11, CHED (Edmonton), Money in Politics
Thursday, November 11, CHQR (Calgary), Money in Politics

Friday, November 19, CKLW (Windsor), Housing Report

Monday, November 22, CHML (Hamilton), Housing Report

Tuesday, November 23, CFRA Radio (Ottawa), More Canada Firsts
Tuesday, November 23, CKCU FM (Ottawa), More Canada Firsts
Tuesday, November 23, Majic 100 (Ottawa), More Canada Firsts

Saturday, November 27, QR77 (Calgary), Money in Politics

Saturday, November 27, CKNW (Vancouver), Housing Report

Monday, November 29, CKCU Morning Show (Ottawa), Money in Politics

Thursday, December 2, CBC National 6 O'Clock News, Negative Option Billing

Friday, December 3, CBC Radio Noon Show (Halifax), Negative Option Billing

Monday, December 6, CBC (Windsor), Airline Mergers

Wednesday, December 8, CJOB (Winnipeg), More Canada Firsts

Wednesday, December 8, 1040 AM (Vancouver), Airline Mergers

Monday, December 13, CHUO (Ottawa), Money in Politics

Saturday, December 18, CBC Radio, The House, Money in Politics

Saturday, December 18, CFRA Talk Radio (Ottawa), Privacy Issues and Ontario License Plates

Sunday, December 19, CBC Radio (Ontario), Privacy Issues and Ontario License Plates



NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES

1999 
Saturday, January 23, Ottawa Citizen: Profile of Democracy Watch

January 28 - February 3, Capital City: Political Campaign Financing

February, Financial Post Magazine: Feature on Democracy Watch

Monday, February 1, Hill Times: Political Campaign Financing

Saturday, February 6, Ottawa Citizen: Dan Aykroyd Joins Democracy Watch

February 25 - March 3, Capital City (Ottawa): Dan Aykroyd Joins Democracy Watch

March - April, Natural Life magazine: Bank Tax Freedom Day

Saturday, March 20, Ottawa Citizen: Code of Conduct for MP's and Senators

Saturday, April 24, Ottawa Citizen: Conflicts of Interest with Politicians

Thursday, April 29, Globe and Mail: Globalization and Accountability

May - June, Natural Life magazine: Campaign to Improve Banking Services

May 6 - 12, Capital City (Ottawa): Celebrities Advertising For Banks

Wednesday, June 2, Globe and Mail: Political Campaign Financing

Wednesday, June 2, Ottawa Citizen: Editorial on Ontario Election Financing

June 3 - 9, Capital City: Democratizing Canada's Political Finance System
Tuesday, June 8, National Post: Political Campaign Financing

Tuesday, June 8, Ottawa Citizen: Liberal Patronage and Their Eroding Integrity

Saturday, June 19, Ottawa Citizen, Liberal Patronage Record

Thursday, June 24, Financial Post, CCRC's National Survey on Access to Banking Services
Thursday, June 24, Ottawa Citizen, CCRC's National Survey on Access to Banking Services
Thursday, June 24, Le Journal de Montreal, CCRC's National Survey on Access to Banking Services
Thursday, June 24, Le Droit, CCRC's National Survey on Access to Banking Services
Thursday, June 24, The Globe and Mail, CCRC's National Survey on Access to Banking Services
Thursday, June 24, Ottawa Sun, CCRC's National Survey on Access to Banking Services
Thursday, June 24, Toronto Star, CCRC's National Survey on Access to Banking Services

Saturday, June 26, Ottawa Sun, Paul Martin's financial industry policy paper
Saturday, June 26, Le Journal de Montreal, Paul Martin's financial industry policy paper
Saturday, June 26, Ottawa Citizen, Paul Martin's financial industry policy paper
Saturday, June 26, Globe and Mail, Paul Martin's financial industry policy paper
Saturday, June 26, National Post, Paul Martin's financial industry policy paper
Saturday, June 26, Financial Post, Paul Martin's financial industry policy paper

Thursday, July 8, The Globe and Mail, Editorial on NHL Franchise Subsidies

Monday, August 9, London Free Press: Editorial on Banks Selling Additional Financial Services

Toronto Star, Monday, August 16: Feature on Democracy Watch

Saturday, August 21, The Globe and Mail: Parliamentary Ethics

Monday, August 23, Ottawa Citizen: House of Commons Sitting Schedule

August 26 - September 1, NOW Magazine (Toronto): Save Canada Conference

September 1999, Discourse and Disclosure, Save Canada Conference

Thursday, September 23, Eye Weekly (Toronto), Problems with banking ombudsman

Wednesday, October 6, Montreal Gazette, Excessive bank service charges
Wednesday, October 6, Ottawa Citizen, Excessive bank service charges
Wednesday, October 6, Calgary Herald, Excessive bank service charges

Thursday, November 4, Eye Magazine (Toronto), State of consumer movement in Canada
Thursday, November 4, Eye Magazine (Toronto), TV Consumer Shows

Tuesday, November 9, Financial Post, Consumer Protection Guidelines for Internet Industry

Thursday, November 11, National Post, Money in Politics

Thursday, November 11, Ottawa Sun, Money in Politics Coalition

Friday, November 12, Montreal Gazette, Quebec Referendum Fund

Thursday, November 18, Ottawa X Press, Anti-Poverty Protest

Saturday, November 20, The Globe and Mail, Profile on Dan Aykroyd

Friday, December 3, Halifax Chroicle Herald, Negative Option Billing
Friday, December 3, Vancouver Province, Negative Option Billing
Friday, December 3, Ottawa Citizen, Negative Option Billing
Friday, December 3, Winnipeg Free Press, Negative Option Billing
Friday, December 3, Sarnia Observer, Negative Option Billing
Friday, December 3, London Free Press, Negative Option Billing
Friday, December 3, Victoria Times Colonist, Negative Option Billing

Tuesday, December 7, Ottawa Citizen, Airline Mergers

Sunday, December 12, Ottawa Citizen, Rating Performance of Ministers

Saturday, December 13, Maclean's, Review of Banking Industry

Thursday, December 16, Toronto Star, Export Development Corporation

Saturday, December 18, Toronto Star, Privacy Issues and Ontario License Plates

Tuesday, December 21, Victoria Times Colonist, Export Development Corporation
Tuesday, December 21, Montreal Gazette, Export Development Corporation

Wednesday, December 29, Toronto Star, Letter to the Editor on Privacy Issues

Winter 1999, Making Waves (CCE Publication), CCRC and Affordable Housing



II. Public Appearances


GOVERNMENT HEARINGS

1999

House of Commons Transport Committee, Wednesday, September 29: Airline mergers




CONFERENCES
1999 


Wednesday, February 10, Montreal, Quebec, Better Banks Not Bigger Banks event

Thursday, January 21, Rotary Club (Nepean, Ontario), Government ethics

Saturday, August 21, Ottawa, Ontario, Panel on democratic reform at Save Canada Conference

Friday, September 10, University of Ottawa Faculty of Law, Panel on public interest advocacy

Saturday, October 16, Sierra Youth Coalition, Workshop on reviewing ethics of university investments

Tuesday, October 19, World Inter-Action Mondiale Film Festival (Ottawa), Talk on Corporatization

Thursday, October 21, University of Ottawa Faculty of Law, Panel on public interest advocacy

Tuesday, November 9, Canadian Centre for Management Development (Ottawa), Workshop on How Ottawa Works


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