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In a great victory for access to justice & government accountability, DWatch wins unanimous Supreme Court ruling removing barriers to lawsuits vs. decisions of federal Ethics Commissioner (in Trudeau-WE Charity scandal) & similar tribunals across Canada bit.ly/4wGKbkX.
DWatch wins unanimous Supreme Court ruling removing statutory barriers to challenging decisions of the federal Ethics Commissioner and similar tribunals across Canada – Democracy Watch
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DWatch with coalition of groups intervening in Supreme Court of Canada appeal challenging PC Party Premier Doug Ford’s destruction of Ontario Place. Appeal will be heard by SCC on October 15th. Details at: bit.ly/3T0swpy.
Coalition intervenes at Supreme Court of Canada in case challenging Ontario government’s destruction of Ontario Place – Democracy Watch
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📰 Journalists, academics and civil society groups endorse call for Anti-SLAPP legislation to protect free and democratic speech in Alberta Read statement on our website: https://loom.ly/n_ttIHw
DWatch calls on Ontario Integrity Commissioner to reverse former Commissioner’s approval of top advisor for PC Party Premier Doug Ford’s Cabinet mining minister switching to work for Kinross mining company & also to investigate the minister. Details at: bit.ly/4xw997i.
Democracy Watch calls on Integrity Commissioner to reverse approval of mining minister’s advisor taking job with mining company – Democracy Watch
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DWatch says in article that Saskatchewan’s political donation system, which allows unlimited donations from businesses, unions and individuals “is a recipe for corruption, waste of the public's money, trading of favors and other abuses of power” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #skpoli
Web of companies masks identity of big political donors in Saskatchewan | CBC News
Hundreds of thousands of dollars are funnelled into Saskatchewan political parties through numbered companies. An investigation by the Investigative Journalism Foundation and CBC pulls back the curtai...
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DWatch calls on House Ethics Committee to recommend closing loopholes that allow for secret, unethical lobbying (loopholes that facilitate foreign interference), and to require the Commissioner of Lobbying and RCMP to enforce the law effectively. Details at: bit.ly/3RWddh1 #cdnpoli
House Ethics Committee must recommend many key changes to close secret, unethical lobbying loopholes, and to require effective enforcement – Democracy Watch
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Liberals vote against opposition party proposed changes to strengthen Bill C-25 to help stop secret, undemocratic foreign interference & unethical influence in Canada’s elections & policy-making processes. Other changes needed to stop disinformation & misinformation. Details at: bit.ly/4adlbZj.
Liberals vote against changes to Bill C-25 to stop secret, undemocratic influence of wealthy interests, lobbyists and foreigners in federal elections and policy-making processes – Democracy Watch
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Please share — Come hear DWatch Co-founder Duff Conacher in Ottawa next Wed. May 20 speaking on democratic reform prospects in Canada, which are key to winning all progressive reforms. Details at: www.carletonpirg.org/events/g3xwj... #ottpoli
Democratic Reform Prospects in Canada: Key For Winning All Progressive Reforms — Carleton PIRG
Join Carleton PIRG for our second conversation with Duff Conacher, Co-founder of Democracy Watch. In this follow up to his discussion around fighting for fair politics, Duff will do a deep dive on ...
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The Governor General is a key guardian of democracy & Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney should not have handpicked the new GG through a secretive, partisan process. The process should have long ago been democratized & Canadianized. Details at: bit.ly/4usBEk0 #cdnpoli
Governor General must be independent – should not have been handpicked by PM through secretive, partisan process – Democracy Watch
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DWatch will file constitutional challenge of PC Party Premier Doug Ford’s excessive secrecy changes to Ontario’s freedom of information (FOI) law that retroactively cover up Fords cellphone records & Cabinet communications with lobbyists. Details: bit.ly/4cIgJnh #onpoli
DWatch to file constitutional challenge to Ford government’s FOI changes that cover-up key Cabinet communications – Democracy Watch
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DWatch in court at 9:30 am ET this morning in Toronto intervening in first step of appeal of ruling in case challenging Justin Trudeau’s prorogation of Parliament last year, aimed at winning restrictions on PM’s power to prorogue. Details at: bit.ly/3OCADXi #cdnpoli
Democracy Watch intervening at today’s hearing of whether appeal against PM Trudeau’s prorogation should be ended – Democracy Watch
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DWatch says in article the Doug Ford PC Party’s proposed FOI changes the proposed changes “will make cabinet decisions and actions much more secret and that will lead to more corruption and waste of the public's money and other abuses of power” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Ontario wants to change its FOI rules to keep some records secret. Here's what you need to know | CBC News
Ontario wants to exempt the premier, cabinet ministers and parliamentary assistants from being subject to the province’s freedom-of-information (FOI) rules, a move that’s sparked outrage from experts,...
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Canada‘s Epstein files…of lobbying? Commissioner of lobbying and RCMP covered up lobbying violations in multiple cases, violating law by hiding investigation records. Secret, unethical lobbying loopholes must be closed, enforcement strengthened. Details at: bit.ly/4bfSFWC #cdnpoli #bcpoli
Commissioner of Lobbying and RCMP covered up lobbying violations in 13 cases since 2018, violating law by hiding almost all investigation records – Democracy Watch
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Liberal PM Mark Carney ignores India’s foreign interference in Canada & helps his own multi-million investments in Brookfield (which owns 10+ companies in India), by signing 10 business deals, 5 draft agreements on energy, AI…. & committing to a free trade deal #cdnpoli #bcpoli
Unofficial CTV News Mirror@ctvnews-mirror.bsky.social · 5mo ago‘We are one family’: PM Carney invites Modi to Canada as Anand pushes back on foreign interference assessment
This is DWatch’s quote (among others) in Tyee article re: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s proposal for judicial appointments reforms #cdnpoli
The Tyee@thetyee.ca · 6mo ago“Essentially, what Danielle Smith is asking for is ’Can we just diversify the patronage here and make sure I get some loyal conservatives appointed as judges, and not just loyal Liberals.’” #abpoli
DWatch & Save PEI call for fully independent, empowered & expert public inquiries into land purchases by allegedly Chinese Communist Party-connected groups in #PEI & foreign interference & land purchases across Canada. Details at: bit.ly/49UBBWV #cdnpoli #peipolitics
Groups call for independent public inquiry into PEI land purchases and activities of Chinese Communist Party-connected organizations – Democracy Watch
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Carney Liberals refused to give the public & experts time to participate in their industry-biased "national sprint" on Artificial Intelligence (AI). Citizen groups set up a People’s Consultation on AI in protest. Participate by March 15: peoplesaiconsultation.ca #cdnpoli #bcpoli
A civil society initiative to advance AI law, policy, and regulation centred around human rights and the public interest
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Supreme Court of Canada hearing Stage 1 of DWatch’s appeal this week re: Ethics Commissioner’s ruling letting off former PM Justin Trudeau after he handed a grant to WE Charity when his wife was the charity’s ambassador. See details about the SCC appeal hearing at: bit.ly/4pAkhuY
DWatch at Supreme Court this week vs. Ethics Commissioner’s ruling that ignored PM Trudeau’s violation in WE Charity grant approval – Democracy Watch
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Help win key changes to stop government, Big Bank and big business abuses of power, and to protect you and your family, at:
DWatch needs your support #onpoli for a court case challenging Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s Bill 5 at:
A big #cdnpoli question for Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal government first budget bill, which Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced on October 20th will include (weak, vague) measures to help stop bank account fraud, is:
More than a year later, RCMP and federal Commissioner of Lobbying still hiding rulings on lobbying violations, part of their negligently bad enforcement records. Did they hide their rulings to get appointed by Trudeau Cabinet? Details at: bit.ly/4hxx8eO #cdnpoli #bcpoli
More than a year later, Lobbying Commissioner still hiding her rulings on nine violations after RCMP let lobbyists off the hook – Democracy Watch
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DWatch says in article at Bill 5 is “dangerously undemocratic,” giving Ford cabinet “unconstitutional, king-like powers to change any law without a review or vote of approval by Ontario’s legislature” and also proposes to bar lawsuits vs. Ford’s abuses www.thestar.com/news/ontario... #onpoli #topoli
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Come hear DWatch Co-founder Duff Conacher talk in Ottawa today, Thursday, May 22nd, on post-federal and Ontario election strategies for winning key democracy reforms, which are key to winning all other progressive reforms. Details at: opirgcarleton.org/events/fight... #ottpoli #cdnpoli
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National survey finds 80%+ of voters concerned about secret lobbying & lobbyists fundraising & campaigning for politicians & parties. Secret, unethical lobbying is legal due to huge loopholes all parties have left open & added by Commissioner of Lobbying. Details at: bit.ly/4itFjba #cdnpoli #bcpoli
Survey finds 84% of voters think it’s unethical for lobbyists to fundraise and campaign for politicians – Democracy Watch
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